Views about human evolution among whites by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among whites by views about human evolution

% of whites who say humans…

Metro areaEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area33%26%3%32%5%286
Baltimore Metro Area53%16%8%21%2%168
Boston Metro Area54%22%5%15%4%395
Chicago Metro Area44%26%3%23%3%580
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area29%27%4%36%4%397
Detroit Metro Area39%21%1%32%7%243
Houston Metro Area35%24%2%36%2%278
Los Angeles Metro Area47%21%5%24%3%523
Miami Metro Area45%27%5%20%2%207
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area36%22%7%29%6%285
New York City Metro Area47%23%6%19%6%1,056
Philadelphia Metro Area43%25%5%23%4%502
Phoenix Metro Area36%30%2%31%2%298
Pittsburgh Metro Area34%28%3%30%5%217
Providence Metro Area43%23%4%28%2%300
Riverside, CA Metro Area37%18%6%36%4%179
San Diego Metro Area49%17%7%20%8%179
San Francisco Metro Area67%18%5%9%1%321
Seattle Metro Area49%19%7%22%3%243
St. Louis Metro Area28%35%2%30%5%213
Tampa Metro Area39%20%4%33%3%230
Washington, DC Metro Area49%28%4%16%4%500
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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