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That list is 'most important reason', not 'only reason'. The #1 answer could also fold in the religious/moral answers as well (a 'concern about school environme
by vacri 10y ago
That list is 'most important reason', not 'only reason'. The #1 answer could also fold in the religious/moral answers as well (a 'concern about school environment' is a particularly vague statement)
If you look at the table immediately above it, it shows 'moral' at #2 and 'religious' at #4, with the vague 'environment' again at #1. 2/3rds to 3/4s of parents gave the religious/moral answer. This doesn't define them as young-earth creationist nutters, though - it just lends support back to the GP...
That being said, while Australia (article location) does have some hard-core christian right folks, they're generally not young-earth creationists. Not a lot of biblical literalism here.