Educational 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 educational group

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

StateHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Alabama50%24%17%10%230
Alaska29%41%18%12%159
Arizona41%35%14%9%347
Arkansas57%26%10%7%141
California38%33%17%12%1,832
Colorado30%34%22%15%250
Connecticut29%28%22%20%168
Delaware38%28%14%20%117
District of Columbia31%17%31%21%130
Florida40%34%15%10%953
Georgia40%32%15%12%465
Hawaii34%36%18%11%159
Idaho32%41%19%8%155
Illinois35%34%20%11%585
Indiana43%34%15%9%293
Iowa38%35%19%8%139
Kansas29%42%17%11%132
Kentucky45%31%12%12%192
Louisiana53%27%14%7%205
Maine40%23%26%11%127
Maryland35%30%20%15%292
Massachusetts35%28%20%17%335
Michigan38%36%17%10%427
Minnesota23%42%23%11%264
Mississippi39%39%17%5%141
Missouri39%31%19%11%298
Montana35%37%17%11%151
Nebraska29%38%18%15%128
Nevada46%34%12%9%165
New Hampshire31%27%26%16%137
New Jersey37%30%17%16%384
New Mexico39%38%14%9%160
New York39%29%19%13%925
North Carolina39%34%16%11%473
North Dakota30%36%21%12%148
Ohio38%36%15%11%501
Oklahoma45%32%16%8%175
Oregon31%38%20%11%220
Pennsylvania41%31%17%11%619
Rhode Island32%33%24%12%113
South Carolina44%31%15%9%239
South Dakota35%37%20%8%146
Tennessee45%31%13%10%321
Texas44%31%16%9%1,217
Utah26%41%20%13%165
Vermont31%27%21%21%157
Virginia36%29%20%15%442
Washington32%34%21%13%359
West Virginia49%34%11%6%139
Wisconsin32%35%21%12%254
Wyoming26%46%21%7%152
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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