Parent of children under 18 among adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes by parental status

% of adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alaska31%69%117
Arizona26%74%223
California26%74%1,608
Colorado28%72%199
Connecticut22%78%171
Delaware35%65%111
District of Columbia22%78%139
Florida24%76%676
Georgia26%74%256
Hawaii31%69%135
Illinois24%76%488
Indiana33%67%183
Iowa27%73%103
Kentucky17%83%106
Louisiana25%75%116
Maine27%73%150
Maryland26%74%253
Massachusetts30%70%355
Michigan27%73%319
Minnesota29%71%190
Missouri33%67%188
Montana27%73%120
Nevada25%75%122
New Hampshire21%79%147
New Jersey31%69%341
New Mexico24%76%110
New York25%75%783
North Carolina25%75%282
Ohio30%70%301
Oregon26%74%181
Pennsylvania28%72%448
Rhode Island18%82%122
South Carolina25%75%118
Tennessee40%60%122
Texas37%63%676
Vermont29%71%181
Virginia33%67%283
Washington25%75%303
Wisconsin30%70%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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