Views about human evolution among adults who meditate at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who meditate at least once a week by views about human evolution

% of adults who meditate 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
Alabama13%26%2%53%5%264
Alaska30%28%5%30%7%111
Arizona20%25%4%42%8%302
Arkansas10%26%3%57%4%130
California30%25%4%35%5%1,559
Colorado30%24%4%35%6%199
Connecticut27%29%2%38%4%140
Delaware29%18%3%42%7%111
District of Columbia32%32%6%26%5%129
Florida24%28%4%40%4%897
Georgia18%28%3%47%5%452
Hawaii28%29%4%36%3%140
Idaho18%28%3%44%7%141
Illinois27%32%3%35%4%573
Indiana20%26%4%44%6%266
Iowa20%27%4%42%8%114
Kansas17%27%7%45%4%121
Kentucky16%23%2%53%6%185
Louisiana18%28%2%44%8%221
Maine45%21%5%26%3%105
Maryland26%27%3%39%4%271
Massachusetts36%26%8%24%6%234
Michigan20%29%4%41%6%400
Minnesota28%23%5%38%7%221
Mississippi18%20%2%57%5%158
Missouri22%27%4%45%3%251
Montana31%14%5%47%4%107
Nebraska26%27%5%40%3%128
Nevada22%30%4%39%5%130
New Hampshire32%26%1%39%2%107
New Jersey28%29%3%35%5%333
New Mexico23%24%6%44%2%144
New York31%23%7%36%4%778
North Carolina19%29%3%43%6%497
North Dakota20%19%2%52%7%114
Ohio19%26%5%44%6%487
Oklahoma23%26%1%38%11%204
Oregon33%24%4%31%7%168
Pennsylvania26%24%3%41%5%567
Rhode Island24%25%3%44%4%133
South Carolina14%22%2%56%6%252
South Dakota16%25%1%55%2%118
Tennessee14%24%2%54%6%334
Texas20%27%3%45%5%1,204
Utah23%24%3%48%2%149
Virginia19%27%5%45%4%364
Washington29%22%7%38%5%297
West Virginia10%22%6%59%3%121
Wisconsin27%26%2%38%6%190
Wyoming26%22%8%39%4%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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