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Table 2 Teachers’ perceptions of consensus among scientists on human evolution (percentages within column)

From: Teaching evolution in U.S. public middle schools: results of the first national survey

What proportion of scientists think humans and other living things have evolved over time?

 

Middle school

High school

N

0–20%

1.0

0.4

9

21–40%

3.1

1.3

27

41–60%

13.1

6.2

112

61–80%

27.5

20.8

313

81–100%

55.4

71.3

859

Total

100.0

100.0

1320