Generational cohort among adults who say humans always existed in present form by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans always existed in present form by generational group

% of adults who say humans always existed in present form who are…

StateYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Alabama14%8%30%33%14%1%233
Arizona10%10%32%33%14%2%210
Arkansas16%9%25%37%13%< 1%137
California12%13%33%30%12%1%934
Colorado3%17%30%36%13%< 1%146
Florida9%9%27%36%15%3%637
Georgia13%14%31%28%13%1%366
Idaho15%7%25%37%16%< 1%116
Illinois10%9%29%35%15%2%379
Indiana13%9%24%38%13%2%242
Iowa4%14%26%36%18%1%100
Kansas6%14%29%42%9%1%121
Kentucky3%10%33%38%15%1%194
Louisiana10%13%26%37%11%1%172
Maryland7%11%35%26%18%2%160
Massachusetts11%9%24%38%15%3%113
Michigan10%9%27%38%15%1%329
Minnesota6%13%27%36%16%1%175
Mississippi11%12%27%35%14%1%164
Missouri10%12%27%35%14%2%228
Montana13%10%23%34%20%< 1%101
Nebraska9%12%26%38%15%1%100
New Jersey7%15%25%33%17%4%233
New York10%12%27%36%13%2%520
North Carolina10%12%30%33%15%< 1%350
North Dakota12%15%24%36%9%4%123
Ohio6%15%28%38%11%1%387
Oklahoma11%11%27%34%14%3%162
Oregon5%11%33%34%14%3%109
Pennsylvania10%10%26%36%15%2%457
South Carolina11%7%31%36%13%1%211
South Dakota14%14%30%29%12%1%117
Tennessee10%11%28%37%13%1%313
Texas13%14%29%30%13%1%929
Utah19%11%35%30%5%< 1%112
Virginia8%12%29%36%14%< 1%274
Washington14%9%30%34%11%2%184
West Virginia9%11%24%41%13%2%141
Wisconsin9%8%26%38%18%2%186
Wyoming15%11%27%40%7%1%103
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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