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Which statement about nature and God is closest to your views?

Relationship of nature to God · Asked in 3 waves, 1993–2000 · 4,219 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Over time

all answers lines

Nature import, but not sacred32%

Nature sacred in itself25%

Nature created by god43%

Shares in 2000

Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.

Crosstab

Party Ideology Age Sex Race & ethnicity Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

Wave

Nature created by godNature sacred in itselfNature import, but not sacred

Group		Nature created by god	Nature sacred in itself	Nature import, but not sacred	n	MoE
All respondents		43%	25%	32%	1276	±3
White		39%	27%	34%	940	±4
Black

General Social Survey 2000 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.

Answers as the source codes them

Nature created by godNature sacred in itselfNature import, but not sacredDon't know (non-answer)No answer (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 2000	2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25	face to face	2,817	1,276
General Social Survey 1994	1994-01-04 to 1994-06-29	face to face	2,992	1,386
General Social Survey 1993	1993-02-05 to 1993-04-26	face to face	1,606	1,557