Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among whites by state (2014) Switch to: State among whites by frequency feeling a sense of wonder about the universe

% of whites who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama40%11%13%33%2%346
Alaska51%13%16%19%1%226
Arizona53%15%11%20%< 1%463
Arkansas41%18%12%28%1%229
California50%17%12%20%1%2,098
Colorado45%19%15%19%2%383
Connecticut38%20%14%27%1%286
Delaware36%24%14%25%< 1%217
District of Columbia44%19%20%17%1%124
Florida45%16%13%24%2%1,311
Georgia48%13%10%27%1%576
Hawaii49%19%5%27%< 1%141
Idaho43%15%12%30%< 1%280
Illinois41%16%14%26%2%975
Indiana44%16%14%26%< 1%532
Iowa38%15%18%26%2%304
Kansas39%20%15%24%2%255
Kentucky44%13%11%31%1%362
Louisiana43%17%16%22%3%289
Maine39%14%13%32%1%281
Maryland37%15%17%30%1%379
Massachusetts43%15%15%26%1%559
Michigan41%17%14%26%2%755
Minnesota44%17%14%25%< 1%483
Mississippi46%11%11%31%1%187
Missouri44%18%11%26%2%516
Montana47%14%13%25%2%278
Nebraska37%20%14%27%2%253
Nevada56%18%12%14%< 1%200
New Hampshire41%21%9%28%1%275
New Jersey40%15%17%28%1%605
New Mexico46%18%13%16%7%168
New York45%16%12%24%2%1,319
North Carolina45%17%14%22%1%712
North Dakota43%12%13%29%2%307
Ohio44%18%13%25%1%913
Oklahoma40%16%12%31%< 1%277
Oregon52%18%12%18%1%338
Pennsylvania43%18%13%25%1%1,124
Rhode Island36%20%16%27%1%258
South Carolina46%15%14%24%1%341
South Dakota45%16%8%30%< 1%268
Tennessee47%17%10%22%3%526
Texas47%17%11%23%2%1,379
Utah49%25%13%13%1%274
Vermont47%15%12%25%1%293
Virginia49%16%13%20%2%632
Washington50%16%11%22%1%542
West Virginia45%18%8%27%1%272
Wisconsin36%20%16%26%1%512
Wyoming43%17%9%29%1%277
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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