Views about human evolution among women by state (2014) Switch to: State among women by views about human evolution

% of women who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama15%25%2%52%5%255
Alaska35%23%5%29%8%158
Arizona28%28%3%34%7%301
Arkansas11%28%4%54%3%148
California36%22%4%33%5%1,829
Colorado34%26%3%33%4%221
Connecticut36%27%4%30%2%187
Delaware34%22%4%34%6%174
District of Columbia45%18%7%26%5%157
Florida28%26%3%39%4%969
Georgia23%26%2%42%6%499
Hawaii33%24%4%35%4%151
Idaho26%30%3%35%6%165
Illinois33%28%3%33%4%670
Indiana24%26%3%43%5%324
Iowa35%27%4%29%5%155
Kansas31%22%4%38%5%136
Kentucky22%25%4%45%4%229
Louisiana20%27%2%44%7%234
Maine40%17%5%32%6%167
Maryland40%24%3%31%2%319
Massachusetts47%24%5%20%4%356
Michigan26%25%4%40%5%505
Minnesota31%22%3%39%4%290
Mississippi18%22%2%53%4%156
Missouri27%26%4%40%3%318
Montana40%21%1%34%4%138
Nebraska30%26%3%35%7%158
Nevada30%25%4%37%4%131
New Hampshire43%22%1%32%2%161
New Jersey35%22%5%32%6%460
New Mexico31%27%4%35%2%159
New York34%24%5%33%4%1,088
North Carolina25%26%4%40%5%513
North Dakota30%17%3%46%5%147
Ohio26%27%5%39%4%599
Oklahoma23%25%1%46%5%197
Oregon36%24%4%29%7%212
Pennsylvania29%26%4%37%5%733
Rhode Island32%30%3%34%1%162
South Carolina20%25%3%47%6%269
South Dakota21%28%2%44%4%150
Tennessee16%19%3%54%9%324
Texas23%27%3%42%5%1,210
Utah28%24%2%42%3%143
Vermont54%19%5%21%1%144
Virginia26%30%2%39%3%417
Washington39%19%6%32%4%370
West Virginia14%24%8%49%5%159
Wisconsin30%30%2%31%6%289
Wyoming26%26%9%34%5%151
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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