Views about human evolution among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by views about human evolution

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally 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%47%1%34%3%147
Arizona19%34%3%39%5%183
California24%36%3%33%3%855
Colorado19%43%2%35%1%127
Florida19%35%4%39%4%524
Georgia16%36%3%43%2%266
Idaho11%39%3%40%7%106
Illinois26%36%2%33%2%400
Indiana16%39%3%39%4%186
Iowa19%42%4%31%4%119
Kansas23%34%3%36%5%105
Kentucky11%35%1%44%8%104
Louisiana20%44%2%31%4%129
Maryland25%37%6%28%5%177
Massachusetts23%39%3%32%3%154
Michigan24%33%3%39%2%283
Minnesota15%36%9%38%2%161
Missouri15%41%2%40%2%181
Nebraska20%46%2%33%< 1%106
New Jersey28%35%3%31%4%266
New York20%36%3%39%3%507
North Carolina21%40%2%35%3%262
North Dakota20%35%5%37%3%122
Ohio21%39%2%35%4%366
Oklahoma17%37%2%40%4%100
Oregon22%39%4%28%7%108
Pennsylvania17%38%3%38%4%401
South Carolina16%51%1%27%5%127
South Dakota23%32%< 1%39%6%114
Tennessee14%37%4%42%4%160
Texas21%37%4%36%2%704
Utah7%43%1%46%3%126
Virginia17%50%2%28%3%231
Washington17%34%6%39%4%186
Wisconsin20%40%1%34%5%180
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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