United States - age of the earth 2014

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

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Extremely confident	11%
Very confident	17%
Somewhat confident	33%
Not too confident	18%
Not at all confident	18%
Refused/Not answered	4%

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Release date

April 2014

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March 20-24, 2014

Number of respondents

1,012 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

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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