Views about human evolution among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by views about human evolution

% of adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama14%24%2%55%5%380
Alaska27%25%5%37%7%178
Arizona20%29%3%41%7%404
Arkansas11%29%2%53%4%202
California33%24%4%34%4%2,151
Colorado31%25%3%36%5%288
Connecticut29%28%4%36%4%188
Delaware28%24%4%38%5%167
District of Columbia32%35%6%24%3%153
Florida24%27%4%40%4%1,255
Georgia18%29%3%46%4%648
Hawaii29%27%5%36%3%195
Idaho17%29%4%45%5%207
Illinois28%28%3%37%4%749
Indiana19%28%4%46%3%388
Iowa26%28%3%37%6%185
Kansas20%29%5%43%3%195
Kentucky17%26%2%52%4%278
Louisiana18%28%3%44%7%307
Maine39%21%5%31%4%148
Maryland30%30%3%33%4%368
Massachusetts35%26%6%27%6%324
Michigan24%26%3%43%4%575
Minnesota31%22%4%39%5%328
Mississippi14%19%3%59%5%219
Missouri18%29%3%47%3%386
Montana25%25%3%42%5%171
Nebraska24%31%3%38%3%188
Nevada27%27%5%35%6%195
New Hampshire32%27%2%36%3%147
New Jersey31%26%4%33%6%507
New Mexico25%32%3%38%2%192
New York28%26%4%37%4%1,019
North Carolina20%29%3%42%6%684
North Dakota23%24%2%47%4%189
Ohio22%26%4%43%5%683
Oklahoma19%23%2%48%8%259
Oregon31%26%3%32%7%238
Pennsylvania24%24%3%46%4%781
Rhode Island28%29%< 1%40%3%168
South Carolina15%27%2%51%4%352
South Dakota23%29%< 1%45%4%195
Tennessee14%23%2%54%7%476
Texas19%28%4%45%4%1,633
Utah21%29%2%45%4%221
Vermont51%19%5%23%1%153
Virginia16%32%3%44%4%512
Washington27%23%7%39%4%406
West Virginia16%23%2%56%3%204
Wisconsin26%28%2%37%7%323
Wyoming20%27%5%43%4%193
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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