Views about human evolution among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by views about human evolution

% of who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama6%28%1%60%5%264
Arizona9%30%3%54%4%219
Arkansas7%28%1%59%4%147
California14%28%2%51%6%1,027
Colorado11%24%3%59%3%150
Florida11%25%2%57%5%632
Georgia11%30%1%53%5%426
Idaho7%23%1%62%6%120
Illinois11%31%1%51%5%403
Indiana6%25%2%64%4%242
Iowa7%35%2%48%8%119
Kansas11%21%< 1%66%3%115
Kentucky7%24%2%60%6%190
Louisiana8%25%3%59%5%201
Maryland12%31%2%51%4%211
Massachusetts17%37%4%37%6%111
Michigan9%23%3%62%4%332
Minnesota8%15%4%70%4%164
Mississippi6%18%4%68%4%161
Missouri8%25%5%60%3%240
Nebraska13%34%1%49%3%113
New Jersey15%22%2%56%6%249
New Mexico8%25%6%60%1%107
New York10%30%5%49%6%496
North Carolina7%28%3%56%5%428
North Dakota14%26%2%54%4%113
Ohio8%26%3%57%5%389
Oklahoma10%20%1%63%6%159
Oregon7%23%4%54%11%111
Pennsylvania10%25%3%59%3%474
South Carolina8%30%1%57%4%230
South Dakota5%21%< 1%70%4%109
Tennessee5%22%1%65%7%326
Texas10%27%2%56%5%1,052
Utah8%30%1%58%4%141
Virginia6%32%2%57%4%318
Washington8%23%5%62%2%204
West Virginia5%16%5%66%8%143
Wisconsin6%27%1%60%6%197
Wyoming8%23%6%59%4%118
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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