Immigrant status among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by immigrant status

% of adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week who are…

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Alabama4%5%91%229
Alaska10%7%83%154
Arizona14%12%74%345
Arkansas4%4%92%140
California33%17%51%1,830
Colorado12%9%79%249
Connecticut20%14%66%165
Delaware21%6%73%115
District of Columbia23%6%71%127
Florida23%12%65%940
Georgia7%7%86%464
Hawaii21%15%64%154
Idaho10%10%80%155
Illinois13%15%73%583
Indiana6%5%90%293
Iowa5%2%93%138
Kansas9%6%85%132
Kentucky3%1%96%191
Louisiana3%6%91%204
Maine3%15%82%126
Maryland16%9%75%287
Massachusetts13%16%71%335
Michigan8%6%86%426
Minnesota5%5%90%264
Mississippi1%1%98%139
Missouri7%4%89%298
Montana1%9%90%150
Nebraska16%2%81%127
Nevada18%15%67%164
New Hampshire9%11%80%137
New Jersey22%16%62%378
New Mexico18%8%74%157
New York24%19%56%914
North Carolina7%3%90%469
North Dakota4%7%89%146
Ohio4%7%88%499
Oklahoma11%3%86%172
Oregon8%13%79%219
Pennsylvania5%7%88%610
Rhode Island13%15%72%114
South Carolina4%5%91%239
South Dakota4%3%92%146
Tennessee8%6%86%320
Texas23%11%66%1,213
Utah6%8%85%165
Vermont2%15%83%157
Virginia12%6%82%436
Washington15%11%74%354
West Virginia2%6%91%140
Wisconsin5%9%86%251
Wyoming2%6%92%151
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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