Parent of children under 18 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 parental status

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

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama24%76%229
Alaska34%66%159
Arizona23%77%347
Arkansas34%66%141
California28%72%1,841
Colorado27%73%250
Connecticut28%72%167
Delaware35%65%117
District of Columbia18%82%131
Florida25%75%956
Georgia32%68%468
Hawaii24%76%159
Idaho32%68%155
Illinois26%74%587
Indiana29%71%292
Iowa22%78%140
Kansas33%67%132
Kentucky19%81%193
Louisiana26%74%205
Maine19%81%127
Maryland23%77%292
Massachusetts26%74%335
Michigan26%74%429
Minnesota27%73%265
Mississippi26%74%141
Missouri33%67%296
Montana21%79%151
Nebraska32%68%128
Nevada26%74%163
New Hampshire21%79%138
New Jersey33%67%383
New Mexico31%69%160
New York22%78%925
North Carolina22%78%471
North Dakota20%80%148
Ohio27%73%500
Oklahoma27%73%175
Oregon27%73%219
Pennsylvania26%74%619
Rhode Island26%74%115
South Carolina24%76%238
South Dakota21%79%147
Tennessee34%66%324
Texas32%68%1,220
Utah31%69%165
Vermont26%74%159
Virginia25%75%440
Washington24%76%358
West Virginia24%76%141
Wisconsin32%68%254
Wyoming27%73%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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