Views about human evolution among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by views about human evolution

% of adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama29%28%3%38%2%194
Alaska50%22%6%20%3%191
Arizona45%26%3%21%4%337
Arkansas31%33%4%29%3%122
California54%20%5%18%3%2,288
Colorado50%26%4%17%2%311
Connecticut49%26%2%20%2%262
Delaware53%21%5%19%2%176
District of Columbia50%27%7%14%3%223
Florida41%27%5%25%3%1,153
Georgia38%29%4%25%4%469
Hawaii51%23%6%18%1%213
Idaho42%31%8%16%3%154
Illinois49%24%4%22%2%760
Indiana41%31%3%23%2%301
Iowa48%29%3%16%3%164
Kansas45%23%5%23%4%148
Kentucky45%26%2%25%2%164
Louisiana36%31%3%28%2%190
Maine63%14%5%14%4%199
Maryland47%28%2%20%2%424
Massachusetts57%20%6%13%4%524
Michigan43%23%4%27%2%537
Minnesota49%23%7%19%1%303
Mississippi32%23%3%40%2%110
Missouri46%22%4%26%3%305
Montana55%25%3%15%2%169
Nebraska45%25%2%26%2%144
Nevada47%24%6%21%1%198
New Hampshire60%20%1%18%1%195
New Jersey51%24%3%18%3%539
New Mexico45%26%6%21%2%173
New York50%22%4%22%2%1,287
North Carolina39%31%4%23%2%525
North Dakota45%18%5%29%3%157
Ohio40%28%4%25%2%558
Oklahoma30%31%2%30%6%192
Oregon52%23%4%18%4%266
Pennsylvania49%24%3%21%3%713
Rhode Island55%21%4%19%2%198
South Carolina37%27%3%31%3%219
South Dakota38%25%3%27%7%149
Tennessee28%29%4%33%5%267
Texas41%27%4%26%3%1,164
Utah48%28%5%17%2%140
Vermont68%17%7%8%1%218
Virginia41%31%4%22%3%502
Washington58%19%6%15%3%437
West Virginia33%26%5%35%2%118
Wisconsin49%25%2%21%3%311
Wyoming43%26%11%18%2%151
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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