Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by frequency feeling a sense of wonder about the universe

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alaska54%15%17%14%1%141
Arizona52%15%12%18%2%223
California48%16%16%18%1%1,621
Colorado50%17%13%18%2%221
Connecticut40%18%14%27%1%180
Delaware33%26%17%24%< 1%115
District of Columbia41%18%21%19%1%142
Florida45%16%15%23%1%731
Georgia55%17%10%17%< 1%232
Hawaii43%22%12%22%1%141
Idaho54%8%8%30%< 1%104
Illinois48%14%17%20%1%472
Indiana51%16%11%22%< 1%171
Kentucky50%15%6%29%1%112
Louisiana52%10%11%26%1%104
Maine41%14%18%27%1%142
Maryland44%14%19%23%1%255
Massachusetts48%19%11%22%< 1%391
Michigan41%17%15%26%1%321
Minnesota47%22%10%21%< 1%211
Missouri43%22%9%25%2%196
Montana46%17%14%22%1%118
Nevada52%21%12%15%< 1%137
New Hampshire48%20%8%24%< 1%146
New Jersey41%16%20%22%< 1%341
New Mexico46%20%9%24%< 1%121
New York50%17%13%19%1%847
North Carolina46%18%15%20%< 1%289
North Dakota35%13%16%34%2%100
Ohio48%17%11%24%1%314
Oklahoma50%11%9%29%< 1%100
Oregon59%16%9%17%< 1%180
Pennsylvania45%18%15%22%< 1%471
Rhode Island46%18%14%22%1%133
Tennessee49%20%11%20%< 1%129
Texas52%16%12%19%1%663
Vermont51%19%13%17%< 1%176
Virginia48%17%17%17%< 1%298
Washington47%18%15%20%< 1%314
Wisconsin38%24%16%23%< 1%206
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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