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From that WP page: “Winer et al. (2002) have found evidence that as many as 50% of adults believe in emission theory,” sourced from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12094435?dopt=Abstract

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The linked paper actually refutes this number based on the experiments described. It suggests the number is closer to 5% of adults who knowingly believe in some sort of emission theory, directly arguing against the Winer et al. finding.