Views about human evolution among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by views about human evolution

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama30%27%3%38%3%180
Alaska44%28%2%23%3%146
Arizona40%25%3%26%5%286
Arkansas27%32%5%36%< 1%114
California46%21%5%25%4%1,596
Colorado42%29%3%21%4%209
Connecticut44%24%4%26%2%197
Delaware49%19%4%25%4%141
District of Columbia45%29%8%15%3%118
Florida38%29%4%25%3%933
Georgia33%25%4%33%5%360
Hawaii39%24%6%29%2%158
Idaho27%35%6%26%5%150
Illinois42%27%3%24%3%596
Indiana34%29%4%27%5%282
Iowa42%28%3%25%3%148
Kansas34%29%4%27%7%139
Kentucky33%23%4%35%4%175
Louisiana31%33%2%28%7%172
Maine52%18%3%23%4%167
Maryland46%27%6%20%1%282
Massachusetts48%22%6%20%4%366
Michigan43%25%3%25%4%447
Minnesota36%31%6%23%4%261
Missouri38%26%3%28%4%267
Montana49%26%1%23%1%138
Nebraska36%30%5%25%3%134
Nevada37%19%10%28%6%162
New Hampshire50%23%2%22%3%168
New Jersey47%25%5%20%4%421
New Mexico39%27%7%22%4%115
New York44%23%5%25%3%935
North Carolina36%29%5%26%4%391
North Dakota31%28%5%32%5%160
Ohio33%29%5%29%4%527
Oklahoma28%35%2%30%5%163
Oregon45%25%4%23%2%185
Pennsylvania43%22%4%28%4%590
Rhode Island46%23%6%23%3%156
South Carolina30%25%3%35%6%177
South Dakota32%27%2%33%5%140
Tennessee27%25%3%37%8%231
Texas35%28%5%28%5%953
Utah38%28%7%25%2%119
Vermont55%17%9%17%2%162
Virginia38%29%3%25%5%350
Washington49%23%7%17%4%308
West Virginia33%30%4%33%1%125
Wisconsin43%27%3%22%5%267
Wyoming35%26%9%26%4%125
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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