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Table 6 Students' personal beliefs

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

   

Personal beliefs (%)

Major

Religion

Religiosity (Attendance)

Creationism1

ID2

Evolution3

Science Majors

Religious

Seldom/Never

33 (18)

122 (67)

26 (14)

Nearly Weekly/Monthly

91 (36)

147 (58)

17 (7)

Weekly

180 (63)

100 (35)

5 (2)

Not Religious

Seldom/Never

1 (0)

30 (14)

180 (86)

Nearly Weekly/Monthly

 

4 (57)

3 (43)

Weekly

 

1 (100)

 

Non-Science Majors

Religious

Seldom/Never

93 (24)

236 (61)

59 (15)

Nearly Weekly/Monthly

200 (43)

239 (52)

21 (5)

Weekly

455 (69)

195 (30)

8 (1)

Not Religious

Seldom/Never

1 (0)

52 (14)

325 (86)

Nearly Weekly/Monthly

 

2 (17)

10 (83)

Weekly

1 (33)

1 (33)

1 (33)

  1. The number and percentage, in parentheses, of surveyed students who self-identified as believing in creationism, ID, or evolution is shown separately for different majors and religiosity levels. The patterns are the same for science and non-science majors.
  2. 1Creationism: “God created human beings in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so.” 2Intelligent Design (ID):“Human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God guided the process.” 3Evolution Only: “Human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God had no part in this process”.