Educational distribution among adults who say humans always existed in present form by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans always existed in present form by educational group

% of adults who say humans always existed in present form who have completed…

StateHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Alabama50%32%12%6%239
Arizona42%39%11%8%212
Arkansas55%29%12%4%141
California48%34%12%6%953
Colorado34%43%15%8%149
Florida49%32%13%6%644
Georgia46%32%14%8%373
Idaho43%34%18%5%118
Illinois49%31%12%7%386
Indiana57%28%10%5%242
Iowa43%41%11%6%101
Kansas38%38%18%6%122
Kentucky52%34%8%6%194
Louisiana54%30%12%3%173
Maryland41%32%17%11%162
Massachusetts51%35%9%5%117
Michigan45%36%13%5%333
Minnesota41%32%20%7%180
Mississippi44%40%13%3%165
Missouri50%32%12%6%235
Montana35%41%16%7%105
New Jersey50%25%12%12%240
New York52%28%13%7%532
North Carolina49%34%12%5%356
North Dakota42%33%21%4%125
Ohio51%29%13%6%396
Oklahoma53%29%13%5%164
Oregon45%41%8%5%111
Pennsylvania55%27%11%6%463
South Carolina51%33%10%7%214
South Dakota45%36%14%5%119
Tennessee50%31%11%8%315
Texas47%33%13%7%953
Utah35%39%16%10%117
Virginia45%32%17%7%282
Washington41%38%17%5%189
West Virginia60%26%10%4%141
Wisconsin49%31%15%5%189
Wyoming32%49%17%3%106
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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