Views about human evolution among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by views about human evolution

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama15%25%2%53%5%314
Alaska30%24%4%38%3%183
Arizona29%26%3%38%4%410
Arkansas17%32%2%48%1%172
California38%23%4%31%4%1,784
Colorado29%25%3%39%4%278
Connecticut33%26%4%35%2%196
Delaware38%26%5%31%1%146
Florida26%28%4%38%4%1,035
Georgia22%28%3%44%4%528
Hawaii35%26%5%34%1%160
Idaho20%30%6%39%6%209
Illinois33%28%2%34%4%721
Indiana26%28%4%39%2%383
Iowa20%34%3%37%6%201
Kansas21%26%5%43%4%204
Kentucky21%22%2%53%2%245
Louisiana23%31%4%38%4%262
Maine47%17%1%31%4%180
Maryland32%30%5%30%3%298
Massachusetts47%27%5%18%3%325
Michigan31%23%3%41%3%545
Minnesota25%22%7%42%3%331
Mississippi21%16%4%55%3%178
Missouri25%26%4%42%3%402
Montana32%21%4%38%5%215
Nebraska25%33%4%35%3%202
Nevada35%20%7%32%5%194
New Hampshire39%25%2%31%3%180
New Jersey38%24%4%30%5%437
New Mexico25%23%7%44%2%153
New York38%25%5%29%3%882
North Carolina22%27%4%43%5%559
North Dakota28%28%3%38%4%233
Ohio24%28%5%38%5%682
Oklahoma17%34%3%42%5%240
Oregon32%26%3%35%4%228
Pennsylvania28%26%2%41%3%793
Rhode Island34%29%2%32%2%155
South Carolina21%24%2%50%4%271
South Dakota23%23%3%46%5%212
Tennessee18%23%2%50%8%407
Texas24%26%3%42%4%1,330
Utah19%30%2%46%3%222
Vermont46%22%5%26%1%143
Virginia25%31%3%37%4%516
Washington34%23%6%33%4%386
West Virginia19%17%4%58%2%188
Wisconsin26%29%2%37%6%369
Wyoming27%26%6%38%3%230
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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