Are Americans Confident In Science?

	Smoking causes cancer	A mental illness is a mental condition that affects the brain	Inside our cells there is a complex genetic code that helps determine who we are	Overusing antibiotics causes the development of drug-resistant bacteria	Childhood vaccines are safe and effective	The average temperature of the earth is rising, mostly because of man-made heat trapping greenhouse gases.	Life on Earth, including humans, evolved through a process of natural selection	The Earth is 4.5 billion years old	The universe began 13.8 billion years ago with a big bang
% of Americans that are extremely/very confident the following are true...	82	71	69	65	53	33	31	27	21

Sources: businessinsider.com