This survey, conducted in the United States in March 2014, shows the public opinion regarding how all life on earth evolved through a process of natural selection. During this survey, 14 percent of respondents stated they were extremely confident that life on earth, including humans, evolved through natural selection.
How confident are you that the following is correct: Life on earth, including human beings, evolved through a process of natural selection?
The source worded the question as follows: "On the next few screens, you’ll see a series of statements about science and medicine. For each
of them, please indicate how confident you are that the statement is correct."
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AP-GfK Poll. (April 23, 2014). How confident are you that the following is correct: Life on earth, including human beings, evolved through a process of natural selection? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298611/united-states-life-earth-evolution-natural-selection-public-opinion/
AP-GfK Poll. "How confident are you that the following is correct: Life on earth, including human beings, evolved through a process of natural selection?." Chart. April 23, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298611/united-states-life-earth-evolution-natural-selection-public-opinion/
AP-GfK Poll. (2014). How confident are you that the following is correct: Life on earth, including human beings, evolved through a process of natural selection?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298611/united-states-life-earth-evolution-natural-selection-public-opinion/
AP-GfK Poll. "How Confident Are You That The following Is Correct: Life on Earth, including Human Beings, Evolved through a Process of Natural Selection?." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Apr 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298611/united-states-life-earth-evolution-natural-selection-public-opinion/
AP-GfK Poll, How confident are you that the following is correct: Life on earth, including human beings, evolved through a process of natural selection? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298611/united-states-life-earth-evolution-natural-selection-public-opinion/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
How confident are you that the following is correct: Life on earth, including human beings, evolved through a process of natural selection? [Graph], AP-GfK Poll, April 23, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/298611/united-states-life-earth-evolution-natural-selection-public-opinion/