Table 6: Importance of genetic inheritance, and of racial or ethnic genetic inheritance, by level of education, GKAP 2011. % agreeing with “all or almost all to do with genes” and “all or almost all to do with a person’s race or ethnicity” (in same order as table 2) PhD or Less than high High school Some college or BA MA professional school graduate Associate degree degree Genes Race Genes Race Genes Race Genes Race Genes Race Genes Race eye color 76% 65% 86% 75% 89% 78% 94% 84% 93% 83% 90% 81% sickle cell 57 46 71 63 79 69 85 79 85 75 87 73 anemia cystic fibrosis 46 39 61 42 64 46 73 51 67 48 82 48 gay/ lesbian 13 9 23 12 22 12 25 10 33 13 39 9 heart disease 27 22 30 20 22 14 11 6 8 6 16 3 intelligence 29 19 23 15 20 10 15 8 18 10 6 3 aggressive or 16 10 10 6 6 4 4 3 5 6 4 2 violent the flu 4 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 3 4 0 2
Table 6: Importance of genetic inheritance, and of racial or ethnic genetic inheritance, by level of education, GKAP 2011. % agreeing with “all or almost all to do with genes” and “all or almost all to do with a person’s race or ethnicity” (in same order as table 2) Less than high school High school graduate Some college or Associate degree BA MA PhD or professional degree Genes Race Genes Race Genes Race Genes Race Genes Race Genes Race eye color 76% 65% 86% 75% 89% 78% 94% 84% 93% 83% 90% 81% sickle cell anemia 57 46 71 63 79 69 85 79 85 75 87 73 cystic fibrosis 46 39 61 42 64 46 73 51 67 48 82 48 gay/ lesbian 13 9 23 12 22 12 25 10 33 13 39 9 heart disease 27 22 30 20 22 14 11 6 8 6 16 3 intelligence 29 19 23 15 20 10 15 8 18 10 6 3 aggressive or violent 16 10 10 6 6 4 4 3 5 6 4 2 the flu 4 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 3 4 0 2
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