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% of adults who say humans always existed in present form who say the holy scripture is…

StateWord of God; should be taken literallyWord of God; not everything taken literallyWord of God; other/don't knowNot the word of GodOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama70%19%3%7%1%240
Arizona49%36%2%9%4%213
Arkansas63%26%3%5%3%143
California47%27%3%17%7%962
Colorado49%29%4%12%6%150
Florida49%29%4%14%6%651
Georgia57%30%3%7%3%376
Idaho49%34%4%9%3%118
Illinois44%34%4%14%4%389
Indiana58%28%4%6%4%242
Iowa46%37%4%9%4%101
Kansas52%35%5%7%1%123
Kentucky59%25%2%9%4%195
Louisiana64%21%4%7%3%173
Maryland52%28%4%13%4%163
Massachusetts28%38%6%24%4%117
Michigan50%32%5%10%3%335
Minnesota49%31%3%14%4%182
Mississippi68%19%6%4%3%165
Missouri55%31%3%7%4%235
Montana40%39%6%9%5%105
Nebraska47%36%6%9%2%100
New Jersey43%29%6%15%7%242
New York44%31%3%16%6%535
North Carolina52%25%7%10%6%357
North Dakota51%33%4%11%1%125
Ohio51%30%3%11%5%397
Oklahoma57%28%2%12%2%165
Oregon48%27%8%9%8%111
Pennsylvania51%30%3%11%5%464
South Carolina74%15%1%6%4%214
South Dakota50%32%3%5%10%119
Tennessee61%20%4%10%4%317
Texas58%25%2%10%5%959
Utah37%47%4%9%3%117
Virginia69%18%3%4%5%284
Washington50%36%5%7%2%190
West Virginia60%24%3%8%4%142
Wisconsin52%31%4%9%3%190
Wyoming62%28%3%4%5%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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