Immigrant status 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 immigrant status

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

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Alabama3%4%93%238
Arizona15%10%74%211
Arkansas5%1%94%142
California39%15%46%940
Colorado14%5%80%146
Florida20%11%68%640
Georgia6%5%89%370
Idaho8%9%83%118
Illinois9%10%81%385
Indiana4%4%92%241
Iowa7%2%91%100
Kansas6%2%92%122
Kentucky2%< 1%97%195
Louisiana2%3%95%172
Maryland18%7%75%161
Massachusetts23%23%54%114
Michigan4%7%89%334
Minnesota7%5%87%181
Mississippi2%1%98%165
Missouri5%3%92%231
Montana1%8%92%104
New Jersey27%14%59%236
New York30%17%53%517
North Carolina7%2%90%352
North Dakota7%9%84%125
Ohio4%7%90%395
Oklahoma5%4%91%163
Oregon7%11%82%111
Pennsylvania7%4%89%453
South Carolina5%5%89%214
South Dakota2%6%91%119
Tennessee5%2%93%313
Texas21%10%68%947
Utah10%8%81%117
Virginia12%4%85%276
Washington14%6%80%185
West Virginia1%3%96%141
Wisconsin5%4%91%186
Wyoming3%5%92%105
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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