Income distribution 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 household income

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

StateLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Alabama44%19%20%17%196
Alaska33%26%23%18%143
Arizona43%21%25%12%306
Arkansas47%15%26%12%130
California40%17%23%21%1,583
Colorado28%21%25%26%225
Connecticut28%15%28%30%145
Delaware28%15%31%26%100
District of Columbia27%17%29%26%110
Florida39%21%24%16%819
Georgia34%20%26%20%421
Hawaii35%19%27%18%143
Idaho34%28%25%13%142
Illinois37%19%25%19%507
Indiana41%19%27%12%258
Iowa39%22%26%13%127
Kansas31%25%27%18%114
Kentucky42%16%27%14%172
Louisiana47%15%26%13%179
Maine37%23%31%9%108
Maryland22%21%32%25%254
Massachusetts28%16%27%30%285
Michigan36%19%31%13%368
Minnesota28%18%28%27%235
Mississippi45%22%22%10%123
Missouri36%29%21%14%273
Montana35%23%29%13%143
Nebraska29%19%32%20%113
Nevada33%32%21%15%145
New Hampshire27%20%29%25%111
New Jersey27%16%26%31%334
New Mexico35%24%33%9%141
New York37%19%25%19%784
North Carolina37%21%27%14%418
North Dakota24%30%26%20%133
Ohio44%21%24%11%447
Oklahoma40%25%26%9%158
Oregon36%25%23%16%197
Pennsylvania35%22%28%16%516
South Carolina40%17%30%13%203
South Dakota24%29%35%12%132
Tennessee38%22%24%16%287
Texas40%20%23%17%1,070
Utah24%20%34%21%153
Vermont28%23%35%14%144
Virginia28%22%28%21%390
Washington32%22%25%20%326
West Virginia50%22%23%5%127
Wisconsin32%18%30%20%226
Wyoming31%31%24%14%140
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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