On 6/3/06, Steve Bennett stevagewp@gmail.com wrote:
Hmm, I seem to recall having read at least twice that more than 50% of the US population believes that the world was literally created in seven days, around 6000 years ago. But I don't have a source.
Like all such surveys, the responses are highly questionable. People answer differently depending on how the question is phrased, and people often answer what they believe the questioner wants to hear. Selection bias can also be a problem.
-Matt