Views about human evolution among 50-64 year olds by state (2014) Switch to: State among 50-64 year olds by views about human evolution

% of 50-64 year olds who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama13%28%4%51%4%174
Arizona24%29%5%39%2%192
California35%25%4%30%5%1,020
Colorado29%30%1%33%6%138
Connecticut42%27%3%27%1%106
Florida25%28%5%38%5%562
Georgia24%32%4%37%3%274
Hawaii47%17%5%30%1%111
Idaho19%30%4%44%4%101
Illinois28%29%4%36%3%370
Indiana16%32%2%47%3%205
Iowa32%25%6%33%4%114
Kentucky21%25%4%46%4%124
Louisiana20%26%1%47%6%130
Maine45%17%5%27%6%103
Maryland35%34%6%24%2%195
Massachusetts37%30%6%24%3%191
Michigan30%25%3%37%4%310
Minnesota21%26%8%38%8%177
Missouri22%29%4%42%2%194
New Jersey32%32%4%29%4%255
New Mexico31%17%9%41%2%107
New York35%24%4%35%3%556
North Carolina21%36%3%35%5%320
Ohio22%27%5%41%5%361
Oklahoma21%24%1%47%8%127
Oregon31%27%4%31%7%125
Pennsylvania25%28%4%41%3%408
South Carolina18%30%3%48%1%134
Tennessee13%21%3%59%5%211
Texas23%26%3%42%6%717
Virginia23%30%3%42%3%258
Washington40%22%7%28%3%200
Wisconsin27%25%2%41%5%182
Wyoming28%24%5%40%2%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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