Views about human evolution among who do not believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who do not believe in Heaven by views about human evolution

% of who do not believe in Heaven who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alaska66%13%4%16%1%104
Arizona65%11%6%14%4%161
California71%9%4%14%1%1,158
Colorado72%15%4%7%2%162
Connecticut72%8%6%13%1%110
Florida63%11%3%22%1%499
Georgia68%8%5%17%2%157
Illinois74%10%3%12%1%287
Indiana69%11%1%14%4%107
Maine73%3%3%20%1%100
Maryland70%10%2%17%1%177
Massachusetts78%7%5%6%2%263
Michigan69%12%1%13%5%180
Minnesota65%11%4%19%1%114
Missouri57%16%1%20%6%114
New Hampshire78%9%< 1%12%< 1%102
New Jersey75%10%4%9%2%209
New York75%13%2%9%1%545
North Carolina72%6%5%15%2%179
Ohio65%13%3%16%3%194
Oregon82%5%3%9%1%145
Pennsylvania70%13%2%14%1%281
Texas63%13%3%19%2%430
Vermont87%3%5%6%< 1%129
Virginia72%11%3%13%1%197
Washington76%9%6%9%< 1%235
Wisconsin76%9%2%11%2%124
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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