Survey Results

Race: social, unreal, or biological?


1649 respondents
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What the percentages mean: "Accept or lean toward P: 50% (40%)" means that 50% of respondents endorsed this answer inclusively (including multiple-answer endorsements) and 40% endorsed this answer exclusively (excluding multiple-answer endorsements).

These results should not be used for comparison to 2009 results due to different populations and parameters. For meaningful longitudinal comparisons, see the longitudinal analysis section.

Accept or lean towards:
biological
18.68% (11.46%)
Reject or lean against:
biological
2.91% (0.00%)
Accept or lean towards:
social
63.43% (52.82%)
Reject or lean against:
social
0.12% (0.00%)
Accept or lean towards:
unreal
15.04% (11.40%)
Reject or lean against:
unreal
4.91% (0.00%)
Accept a combination of views
11.04%
Accept an alternative view
1.76%
The question is too unclear to answer
5.70%
There is no fact of the matter
1.27%
Agnostic/undecided
3.70%
Other
0.85%
N = 1649, excluding skipped & insufficiently familiar (136 respondents)
Alternative Views

44 target respondents indicated that they accept or lean toward an alternative view. The words used in their responses cluster as follows. These results are not filtered by AOS, region, etc.

  • REAL (8): real (5) realism (2) reality (1)
  • CONS (6): construct (3) constructed (2) constituted (1)
  • PLUR (6): pluralism (6)
  • CONC (4): concept (3) conceptions (1)

Longitudinal comparison to 2009 survey

This question was not in the 2009 survey

Strongest correlations with main questions (target population)

r: 0.45
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 810 152
Reject 152 226
n: 1340
p < 0.0001
r: 0.44
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 185 85
Reject 241 813
n: 1324
p < 0.0001
r: 0.37
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 110 58
Reject 170 470
n: 808
p < 0.0001
r: 0.35
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 79 80
Reject 105 552
n: 816
p < 0.0001
r: 0.35
Race: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 119 26
Reject 230 382
n: 757
p < 0.0001
r: 0.32
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 39 106
Reject 32 593
n: 770
p < 0.0001
r: -0.31
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 88 499
Reject 96 134
n: 817
p < 0.0001
r: -0.31
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 135 135
Reject 825 243
n: 1338
p < 0.0001
r: 0.3
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 69 112
Reject 96 644
n: 921
p < 0.0001
r: -0.28
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 245 700
Reject 182 197
n: 1324
p < 0.0001
r: 0.28
Race: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 38 174
Reject 22 1013
n: 1247
p < 0.0001
r: -0.27
Race: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 18 127
Reject 257 357
n: 759
p < 0.0001
r: -0.26
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 46 120
Reject 321 303
n: 790
p < 0.0001
r: 0.26
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 379 211
Reject 78 152
n: 820
p < 0.0001
r: -0.26
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 151 415
Reject 128 115
n: 809
p < 0.0001
r: -0.26
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 34 112
Reject 316 309
n: 771
p < 0.0001
r: 0.25
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 76 162
Reject 105 801
n: 1144
p < 0.0001
r: 0.24
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 236 317
Reject 48 174
n: 775
p < 0.0001
r: -0.22
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 91 734
Reject 90 230
n: 1145
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Race: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 16 100
Reject 7 484
n: 607
p < 0.0001
r: 0.21
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 302 259
Reject 67 163
n: 791
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 51 115
Reject 84 540
n: 790
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 574 70
Reject 212 73
n: 929
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 91 466
Reject 71 178
n: 806
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 63 98
Reject 393 265
n: 819
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 137 52
Reject 649 91
n: 929
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 48 72
Reject 249 212
n: 581
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 86 553
Reject 79 204
n: 922
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 75 486
Reject 60 170
n: 791
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 469 507
Reject 258 157
n: 1391
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 157 416
Reject 32 215
n: 820
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Race: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 141 83
Reject 799 292
n: 1315
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 668 300
Reject 228 187
n: 1383
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 55 88
Reject 147 426
n: 716
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 72 223
Reject 24 121
n: 440
p: 0.0006
r: 0.16
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 470 360
Reject 126 193
n: 1149
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 75 47
Reject 180 222
n: 524
p: 0.0003
r: -0.16
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 234 317
Reject 117 105
n: 773
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 444 525
Reject 146 269
n: 1384
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 14 145
Reject 83 491
n: 733
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 237 189
Reject 89 116
n: 631
p: 0.0002
r: 0.14
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 218 71
Reject 671 399
n: 1359
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Race: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 31 98
Reject 80 527
n: 736
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 380 454
Reject 114 241
n: 1189
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 51 123
Reject 112 518
n: 804
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 258 656
Reject 80 317
n: 1311
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 185 105
Reject 541 560
n: 1391
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 22 243
Reject 130 865
n: 1260
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 134 25
Reject 415 159
n: 733
p: 0.0002
r: -0.13
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 17 144
Reject 126 532
n: 819
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Race: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 44 73
Reject 272 228
n: 617
p: 0.0008
r: 0.13
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 61 82
Reject 146 354
n: 643
p: 0.0008
r: 0.13
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 569 353
Reject 199 206
n: 1327
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 59 231
Reject 343 759
n: 1392
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 327 214
Reject 110 117
n: 768
p: 0.0003
r: -0.13
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 99 135
Reject 494 420
n: 1148
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 316 661
Reject 86 329
n: 1392
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 213 300
Reject 110 111
n: 734
p: 0.0006
r: -0.13
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 164 803
Reject 120 294
n: 1381
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 124 135
Reject 355 627
n: 1241
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 248 285
Reject 89 142
n: 764
p: 0.0005
r: 0.12
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 157 125
Reject 453 609
n: 1344
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 213 286
Reject 78 137
n: 714
p: 0.001
r: 0.12
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 659 310
Reject 238 177
n: 1384
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 183 83
Reject 536 460
n: 1262
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Race: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 19 68
Reject 43 310
n: 440
p: 0.0128
r: 0.12
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 66 101
Reject 198 427
n: 792
p: 0.0009
r: -0.12
Race: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 5 138
Reject 62 551
n: 756
p: 0.0012
r: 0.12
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 217 187
Reject 80 99
n: 583
p: 0.0045
r: 0.11
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 82 99
Reject 225 466
n: 872
p: 0.0008
r: 0.11
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 203 770
Reject 60 355
n: 1388
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Race: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 77 143
Reject 337 744
n: 1301
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 254 203
Reject 101 109
n: 667
p: 0.004
r: 0.11
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 138 120
Reject 390 585
n: 1233
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 274 347
Reject 93 186
n: 900
p: 0.0009
r: 0.11
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 113 40
Reject 379 221
n: 753
p: 0.0026
r: 0.11
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 494 312
Reject 180 175
n: 1161
p: 0.0002
r: 0.11
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 169 66
Reject 467 313
n: 1015
p: 0.0005
r: -0.11
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 86 79
Reject 351 252
n: 768
p: 0.0027
r: -0.11
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 165 128
Reject 731 359
n: 1383
p < 0.0001
r: -0.11
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 40 858
Reject 21 340
n: 1259
p: 0.0002
r: 0.11
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 76 418
Reject 21 218
n: 733
p: 0.0039
r: -0.11
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 65 303
Reject 54 143
n: 565
p: 0.0116
r: 0.11
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 94 137
Reject 242 682
n: 1155
p: 0.0003
r: 0.11
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 53 110
Reject 115 444
n: 722
p: 0.0043
r: 0.1
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 367 436
Reject 118 220
n: 1141
p: 0.0004
r: 0.1
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 133 236
Reject 57 126
n: 552
p: 0.0146
r: 0.1
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 78 214
Reject 206 883
n: 1381
p < 0.0001
r: 0.1
Race: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 27 68
Reject 89 368
n: 552
p: 0.0164
r: -0.1
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 29 143
Reject 159 489
n: 820
p: 0.0035
r: -0.1
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 123 372
Reject 78 143
n: 716
p: 0.0063
r: 0.1
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 173 119
Reject 538 554
n: 1384
p: 0.0002
r: -0.1
Race: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 30 69
Reject 155 284
n: 538
p: 0.0204
r: -0.1
Race: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 27 79
Reject 177 347
n: 630
p: 0.0122
r: -0.1
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 194 324
Reject 106 127
n: 751
p: 0.0062
r: 0.1
Race: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 16 118
Reject 24 596
n: 754
p: 0.0062
r: 0.1
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 85 183
Reject 234 824
n: 1326
p: 0.0003
r: -0.1
Race: unreal Accept Reject
Accept 21 92
Reject 108 356
n: 577
p: 0.0175
r: 0.1
Race: social Accept Reject
Accept 53 435
Reject 15 217
n: 720
p: 0.008
r: 0.1
Race: biological Accept Reject
Accept 14 85
Reject 16 335
n: 450
p: 0.0365

Strongest correlations with demographic questions (target population)

r: -0.22
Race: social Yes No
Accept 141 821
Reject 133 285
n: 1380
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Race: social Yes No
Accept 563 399
Reject 167 251
n: 1380
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
Race: social Yes No
Accept 123 915
Reject 109 326
n: 1473
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Race: social Yes No
Accept 638 400
Reject 195 240
n: 1473
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Race: social Yes No
Accept 485 463
Reject 150 260
n: 1358
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 78 156
Reject 190 931
n: 1355
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 67 179
Reject 159 1038
n: 1443
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Race: social Yes No
Accept 755 262
Reject 376 56
n: 1449
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Race: social Yes No
Accept 257 760
Reject 55 377
n: 1449
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 95 139
Reject 625 496
n: 1355
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Race: social Yes No
Accept 49 708
Reject 39 217
n: 1013
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Race: social Yes No
Accept 71 952
Reject 5 424
n: 1452
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Race: social Yes No
Accept 549 208
Reject 153 103
n: 1013
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Race: biological Yes No
Accept 262 37
Reject 869 280
n: 1448
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Race: biological Yes No
Accept 37 262
Reject 274 875
n: 1448
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 113 133
Reject 701 496
n: 1443
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Race: social Yes No
Accept 48 975
Reject 3 426
n: 1452
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
Race: social Yes No
Accept 35 720
Reject 34 296
n: 1085
p < 0.0001
r: -0.11
Race: biological Yes No
Accept 90 190
Reject 546 532
n: 1358
p < 0.0001
r: 0.11
Race: social Yes No
Accept 24 731
Reject 0 330
n: 1085
p: 0.0003
r: -0.11
Race: social Yes No
Accept 58 697
Reject 47 283
n: 1085
p: 0.0003
r: -0.11
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 88 60
Reject 604 243
n: 995
p: 0.0006
r: -0.11
Race: biological Yes No
Accept 6 295
Reject 70 1080
n: 1451
p < 0.0001
r: 0.1
Race: biological Yes No
Accept 24 204
Reject 45 810
n: 1083
p: 0.0006
r: -0.1
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 86 145
Reject 539 564
n: 1334
p: 0.0002
r: 0.1
Race: social Yes No
Accept 22 733
Reject 0 330
n: 1085
p: 0.0008
r: -0.1
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 7 236
Reject 68 1111
n: 1422
p < 0.0001
r: 0.1
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 21 127
Reject 63 784
n: 995
p: 0.0019
r: 0.1
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 30 154
Reject 74 808
n: 1066
p: 0.0019
r: 0.1
Race: biological Yes No
Accept 13 215
Reject 17 838
n: 1083
p: 0.0017
r: 0.09
Race: social Yes No
Accept 202 821
Reject 54 375
n: 1452
p: 0.0004
r: 0.09
Race: biological Yes No
Accept 17 211
Reject 28 827
n: 1083
p: 0.0033
r: -0.09
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 38 204
Reject 270 908
n: 1420
p: 0.0008
r: 0.09
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 203 39
Reject 903 275
n: 1420
p: 0.0008
r: -0.09
Race: social Yes No
Accept 13 742
Reject 14 316
n: 1085
p: 0.0037
r: 0.09
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 20 164
Reject 63 819
n: 1066
p: 0.0049
r: -0.08
Race: social Yes No
Accept 48 707
Reject 37 293
n: 1085
p: 0.0064
r: 0.08
Race: social Yes No
Accept 228 795
Reject 68 361
n: 1452
p: 0.0018
r: 0.08
Race: biological Yes No
Accept 23 160
Reject 65 764
n: 1012
p: 0.0092
r: -0.08
Race: social Yes No
Accept 77 946
Reject 51 378
n: 1452
p: 0.0025
r: 0.08
Race: biological Yes No
Accept 15 272
Reject 19 1074
n: 1380
p: 0.0036
r: 0.08
Race: biological Yes No
Accept 12 216
Reject 28 827
n: 1083
p: 0.0101
r: -0.08
Race: social Yes No
Accept 86 671
Reject 43 213
n: 1013
p: 0.0132
r: 0.07
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 17 226
Reject 36 1143
n: 1422
p: 0.0052
r: 0.07
Race: social Yes No
Accept 13 742
Reject 0 330
n: 1085
p: 0.0166
r: 0.07
Race: social Yes No
Accept 39 716
Reject 8 322
n: 1085
p: 0.0196
r: 0.07
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 33 210
Reject 104 1075
n: 1422
p: 0.0078
r: -0.07
Race: biological Yes No
Accept 44 257
Reject 212 938
n: 1451
p: 0.0094
r: 0.07
Race: biological Yes No
Accept 44 257
Reject 115 1035
n: 1451
p: 0.0101
r: -0.07
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 41 202
Reject 209 970
n: 1422
p: 0.0129
r: -0.07
Race: social Yes No
Accept 25 998
Reject 23 406
n: 1452
p: 0.0131
r: 0.06
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 24 124
Reject 103 744
n: 995
p: 0.0416
r: 0.06
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 15 228
Reject 32 1147
n: 1422
p: 0.0162
r: 0.06
Race: biological Yes No
Accept 8 293
Reject 13 1137
n: 1451
p: 0.0152
r: -0.06
Race: biological Yes No
Accept 11 290
Reject 70 1080
n: 1451
p: 0.0156
r: 0.06
Race: biological Yes No
Accept 15 289
Reject 29 1139
n: 1472
p: 0.0159
r: 0.06
Race: social Yes No
Accept 8 1015
Reject 0 429
n: 1452
p: 0.0169
r: 0.06
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 8 176
Reject 15 867
n: 1066
p: 0.0468
r: 0.06
Race: biological Yes No
Accept 7 221
Reject 8 847
n: 1083
p: 0.0455
r: 0.06
Race: social Yes No
Accept 148 875
Reject 48 381
n: 1452
p: 0.0212
r: 0.06
Race: biological Yes No
Accept 11 290
Reject 22 1128
n: 1451
p: 0.0226
r: -0.06
Race: social Yes No
Accept 23 732
Reject 22 308
n: 1085
p: 0.0498
r: 0.06
Race: social Yes No
Accept 66 957
Reject 16 413
n: 1452
p: 0.0244
r: -0.06
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 40 203
Reject 249 930
n: 1422
p: 0.0272
r: 0.06
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 22 221
Reject 63 1116
n: 1422
p: 0.0314
r: 0.06
Race: biological Yes No
Accept 33 268
Reject 90 1060
n: 1451
p: 0.0334
r: -0.05
Race: biological Yes No
Accept 18 283
Reject 105 1045
n: 1451
p: 0.0363
r: -0.05
Race: unreal Yes No
Accept 25 218
Reject 168 1011
n: 1422
p: 0.0393
r: -0.05
Race: social Yes No
Accept 8 1030
Reject 9 426
n: 1473
p: 0.0379