Age distribution among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by age group

% of adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week who are ages…

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alabama18%29%27%25%225
Alaska25%30%34%11%153
Arizona27%28%26%20%345
Arkansas20%34%26%20%140
California24%34%27%16%1,809
Colorado23%31%28%18%249
Connecticut14%40%33%13%163
Delaware20%29%32%20%112
District of Columbia38%32%19%12%125
Florida19%30%27%24%941
Georgia22%35%26%17%458
Hawaii23%35%25%16%156
Idaho29%24%26%20%153
Illinois26%33%24%16%577
Indiana23%32%24%21%292
Iowa30%23%29%18%139
Kansas26%33%26%14%132
Kentucky26%27%29%17%192
Louisiana21%34%27%17%205
Maine26%19%35%20%126
Maryland25%32%25%17%286
Massachusetts22%36%26%15%325
Michigan24%26%32%18%420
Minnesota24%30%30%17%263
Mississippi22%31%30%16%140
Missouri23%30%26%21%291
Montana22%29%30%19%147
Nebraska13%34%36%17%128
Nevada25%35%23%17%161
New Hampshire25%32%26%17%135
New Jersey16%35%32%18%372
New Mexico17%37%30%16%156
New York26%30%26%18%908
North Carolina20%34%27%19%472
North Dakota19%29%30%22%147
Ohio24%27%32%18%490
Oklahoma25%28%28%18%174
Oregon21%29%31%19%217
Pennsylvania23%27%28%21%613
Rhode Island12%47%26%14%111
South Carolina25%28%27%20%231
South Dakota25%28%30%17%143
Tennessee22%31%30%17%318
Texas27%34%24%16%1,199
Utah31%33%25%11%162
Vermont16%27%34%23%157
Virginia21%34%28%17%431
Washington23%35%26%16%353
West Virginia17%33%31%18%139
Wisconsin19%36%29%16%250
Wyoming26%28%30%16%150
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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