Benjamin C. Heddy|Louis S. Nadelson
The variables related to public acceptance of evolution in the United States
University of Southern California|Boise State University
current study explores variables related public acceptance evolution united states state data acceptance evolution religiosity science technology engineering mathematics stem degree attainment educational attainment high school dropout rate average teacher salary gross domestic product gdp per capita analyzed 50 states employing secondary data analysis bivariate correlations used investigate relationship us acceptance evolution variable predicted strong negative correlation acceptance evolution religiosity strong positive relationship acceptance science degrees awarded bachelor degree attainment advanced degree attainment average teacher salary gdp per capita several implications evolution education acceptance discussed