At The Intersection Sheril Kirshenbaum posts some rather stark data from Gallup and a Canadian outfit on the differences in attitudes toward evolution between Americans and Canadians. Those Tories are different! The answers seem very similar to those on offer for the General Social Survey’s “CREATION” question. I thought I’d compare Canadians to various American demographics. The question was asked in 2004 of over 1,400 Americans. I find it somewhat ironic in that I think there has been some question as to the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, and his attitude toward evolution. Harper is a member of the Evangelical Protestant Christian and Missionary Alliance (and apparently has appointed known Creationists to various government positions, something controversial or notable in Canada). In contrast, Barack Hussein Obama is famously more grounded in evolution than angels.
Humans…
Were created by God in the last 10,000 years
Evolved through natural selection
Evolved over time through divine guidance
DK/NR
Canada, 2011
14
58
19
8
USA, 2010
40
16
38
6
God created man
Man has evolved
Man has evolved, but god guided
Other
USA, 2004
43
12
42
4
Demographics
Male
38
14
44
4
Female
47
11
40
3
Age 18-34
38
11
48
3
Age 35-64
43
13
40
4
Age 64-
49
13
37
2
No diploma
47
13
36
4
HS diploma
49
10
38
3
College degree
32
15
50
4
Graduate degree
21
26
49
4
Protestant
55
6
37
3
Catholic
37
8
52
3
No Religion
20
32
43
6
Democrat
37
17
44
2
Independent
44
11
41
5
Republican
48
7
40
5
White
41
14
42
3
Black
57
6
34
4
New England
25
15
51
10
Mid-Atlantic
32
15
50
3
E. North Central
42
10
46
2
W. North Central
37
15
46
2
South Atlantic
55
12
28
5
E. South Central
52
6
41
2
W. South Central
53
6
38
3
Mountain
43
13
42
2
Pacific
30
18
46
6
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