This survey, conducted in the United States in March 2014, shows the public opinion regarding the earth being 4.5 billion years old. 11 percent of respondents stated they were extremely confident that the earth is 4.5 billion years old.
United States - How confident are you that the following is correct:The earth is 4.5 billion years old
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). United States - How confident are you that the following is correct:The earth is 4.5 billion years old [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/298624/united-states-age-of-earth-public-opinion/
AP-GfK Poll. "United States - How confident are you that the following is correct:The earth is 4.5 billion years old." Chart. April 23, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/298624/united-states-age-of-earth-public-opinion/
AP-GfK Poll. (2014). United States - How confident are you that the following is correct:The earth is 4.5 billion years old. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/298624/united-states-age-of-earth-public-opinion/
AP-GfK Poll. "United States - How Confident Are You That The following Is Correct:the Earth Is 4.5 Billion Years Old." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Apr 2014, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/298624/united-states-age-of-earth-public-opinion/
AP-GfK Poll, United States - How confident are you that the following is correct:The earth is 4.5 billion years old Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/298624/united-states-age-of-earth-public-opinion/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
United States - How confident are you that the following is correct:The earth is 4.5 billion years old [Graph], AP-GfK Poll, April 23, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/298624/united-states-age-of-earth-public-opinion/
