Views about human evolution among adults who say religion is somewhat important by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say religion is somewhat important by views about human evolution

% of adults who say religion is somewhat important who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Arizona43%26%3%26%1%146
California44%24%5%23%4%912
Colorado37%31%5%22%5%135
Connecticut43%32%3%20%1%106
Florida35%31%5%24%4%492
Georgia34%35%5%21%5%187
Illinois40%29%5%23%2%326
Indiana27%35%6%29%3%142
Maryland41%31%4%24%1%164
Massachusetts44%27%6%22%2%189
Michigan40%25%4%27%3%247
Minnesota39%30%5%21%5%153
Missouri40%27%6%26%2%157
New Jersey45%26%7%19%2%247
New York43%27%6%22%3%541
North Carolina37%34%7%19%3%205
Ohio31%34%6%25%4%269
Pennsylvania39%31%5%24%2%340
Tennessee36%26%3%32%3%112
Texas37%30%4%26%3%545
Virginia44%39%2%13%2%198
Washington39%24%9%26%2%165
Wisconsin39%25%3%30%3%178
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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