Views about human evolution among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by views about human evolution

% of adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama18%27%3%47%5%232
Alaska34%30%5%26%5%159
Arizona30%24%5%36%5%349
Arkansas19%26%4%48%3%141
California40%22%5%29%4%1,849
Colorado33%28%5%31%3%251
Connecticut40%28%4%24%3%169
Delaware34%21%6%36%3%117
District of Columbia45%27%5%18%5%133
Florida32%27%4%33%4%960
Georgia29%27%4%36%5%470
Hawaii35%27%6%26%5%159
Idaho31%24%6%37%2%156
Illinois38%28%3%29%2%588
Indiana28%26%4%39%3%294
Iowa38%22%5%29%6%140
Kansas26%27%4%39%4%133
Kentucky26%28%3%36%7%193
Louisiana27%32%2%33%7%206
Maine46%22%7%21%5%127
Maryland38%27%3%29%3%292
Massachusetts51%24%6%15%4%336
Michigan32%26%5%33%5%430
Minnesota35%22%5%33%5%265
Mississippi22%18%2%52%5%141
Missouri28%27%5%38%2%299
Montana35%25%4%32%4%152
Nebraska28%29%3%33%7%128
Nevada33%24%9%30%5%165
New Hampshire50%23%1%26%1%139
New Jersey34%27%6%28%6%387
New Mexico25%32%8%34%1%161
New York39%24%4%29%4%928
North Carolina27%29%5%34%5%473
North Dakota25%26%3%38%7%148
Ohio27%26%4%37%6%504
Oklahoma24%28%3%37%8%175
Oregon38%25%3%29%5%220
Pennsylvania30%26%4%36%4%621
Rhode Island41%22%5%29%3%115
South Carolina25%24%3%45%4%239
South Dakota34%24%1%37%4%147
Tennessee18%23%3%51%6%324
Texas27%27%5%38%4%1,226
Utah30%26%2%38%4%165
Vermont57%15%6%20%2%159
Virginia27%28%5%37%3%442
Washington37%19%9%33%2%359
West Virginia18%23%6%49%4%141
Wisconsin37%24%2%30%7%255
Wyoming25%25%7%36%6%152
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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