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Table 4 Students' opinion of what should be taught based on their high school experience

From: The relative importance of religion and education on university students’ views of evolution in the Deep South and state science standards across the United States

What was taught in high school?

What should be taught in high school? Observed % Expected

 

Evolution Only1

ID Only2

Both

Creationism

36 26 % 46

36 26 % 20

67 48 % 72

Both

136 17 % 263

145 18 % 115

507 64 % 410

Evolution

551 44 % 418

116 9 % 182

586 47 % 652

Neither

138 34 % 134

80 20 % 59

184 46 % 209

  1. 1Evolution Only: “Evolution says that human beings evolved from earlier stages of animals.”
  2. 2Intelligent Design (ID) only:“Intelligent design says that human beings are so complex that they required a powerful force or intelligent being to help create them.”
  3. Number and percentages of students observed in each category are shown above with expected number of students for that category shown below horizontal lines.