Views about human evolution among who believe in Heaven by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who believe in Heaven by views about human evolution

% of who believe in Heaven who say humans…

Metro areaEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area18%34%2%42%5%385
Baltimore Metro Area32%26%7%31%4%160
Boston Metro Area27%36%4%28%6%244
Chicago Metro Area28%32%2%34%3%576
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area17%31%4%43%5%498
Detroit Metro Area24%25%2%44%4%266
Houston Metro Area21%30%1%46%2%366
Los Angeles Metro Area28%28%4%34%5%648
Miami Metro Area24%35%3%32%5%314
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area23%29%8%34%5%240
New York City Metro Area26%29%4%34%6%1,122
Philadelphia Metro Area22%30%4%39%4%479
Phoenix Metro Area24%32%2%37%5%277
Pittsburgh Metro Area30%30%2%34%5%190
Providence Metro Area24%32%2%41%2%237
Riverside, CA Metro Area20%26%2%45%6%268
San Diego Metro Area31%23%3%36%7%205
San Francisco Metro Area37%30%1%26%6%208
Seattle Metro Area23%27%9%37%4%173
St. Louis Metro Area18%37%3%38%3%199
Tampa Metro Area24%26%5%40%5%218
Washington, DC Metro Area24%36%3%33%4%561
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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