Racial and ethnic composition 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 race/ethnicity

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

StateWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Alabama67%25%< 1%5%3%229
Alaska71%< 1%5%4%20%155
Arizona63%3%2%27%4%335
Arkansas71%19%< 1%5%4%141
California46%6%9%36%4%1,816
Colorado69%5%2%18%7%248
Connecticut67%7%2%20%4%165
Delaware66%18%5%9%2%114
District of Columbia36%47%5%9%3%132
Florida59%13%1%23%4%948
Georgia61%26%1%8%4%463
Hawaii31%5%28%12%24%157
Idaho79%5%1%14%1%155
Illinois62%14%4%15%5%576
Indiana84%6%< 1%6%3%287
Iowa84%3%1%7%4%140
Kansas77%6%1%14%2%132
Kentucky91%4%< 1%3%2%191
Louisiana63%31%< 1%4%3%203
Maine93%3%< 1%1%3%127
Maryland48%31%3%13%6%288
Massachusetts74%8%3%11%4%325
Michigan78%13%1%3%5%422
Minnesota88%3%1%2%6%257
Mississippi62%33%< 1%3%2%139
Missouri82%10%< 1%4%4%297
Montana88%< 1%< 1%2%10%148
Nebraska79%3%2%14%1%128
Nevada59%8%1%24%8%161
New Hampshire94%1%< 1%< 1%4%137
New Jersey58%12%2%22%6%377
New Mexico42%2%2%46%8%159
New York58%13%6%19%4%905
North Carolina68%20%1%6%5%471
North Dakota94%1%1%2%2%145
Ohio85%11%1%2%2%490
Oklahoma66%7%< 1%14%12%172
Oregon82%1%2%9%7%217
Pennsylvania80%11%1%5%3%609
Rhode Island74%7%< 1%13%6%113
South Carolina66%27%< 1%5%2%238
South Dakota85%< 1%2%4%10%147
Tennessee77%14%1%5%3%323
Texas47%11%2%35%4%1,210
Utah82%2%1%6%8%163
Vermont94%1%1%2%2%158
Virginia67%17%3%10%3%435
Washington78%3%5%9%5%352
West Virginia90%5%< 1%1%4%140
Wisconsin85%5%1%5%5%251
Wyoming80%1%< 1%12%6%150
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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