Parent of children under 18 among adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe by parental status

% of adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama28%72%147
Arizona29%71%128
California30%70%729
Florida27%73%475
Georgia30%70%239
Illinois26%74%310
Indiana25%75%167
Kentucky33%67%127
Louisiana39%61%119
Maryland29%71%160
Massachusetts23%77%156
Michigan33%67%222
Minnesota23%77%132
Missouri31%69%161
New Jersey26%74%223
New York29%71%445
North Carolina32%68%218
Ohio34%66%274
Oklahoma33%67%113
Pennsylvania30%70%305
South Carolina36%64%118
Tennessee28%72%148
Texas37%63%542
Virginia36%64%159
Washington24%76%139
Wisconsin27%73%131
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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