Views about human evolution among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by views about human evolution

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama19%29%2%47%4%214
Alaska48%19%3%27%2%150
Arizona41%24%3%29%3%287
Arkansas26%28%4%38%4%138
California46%23%4%24%3%2,042
Colorado47%27%3%20%4%250
Connecticut49%24%2%23%3%210
Delaware46%25%3%20%7%160
District of Columbia51%27%5%16%2%227
Florida36%25%4%31%3%952
Georgia32%25%3%36%4%449
Hawaii42%24%4%27%3%171
Idaho39%27%7%23%5%148
Illinois44%24%3%27%2%687
Indiana35%32%2%28%2%269
Iowa40%27%3%25%5%156
Kansas40%29%5%22%5%136
Kentucky30%33%3%30%4%183
Louisiana25%28%3%38%5%197
Maine58%13%4%21%4%160
Maryland45%26%3%24%3%357
Massachusetts55%20%6%16%3%419
Michigan38%25%4%28%4%494
Minnesota47%22%5%23%3%303
Mississippi19%27%5%47%2%132
Missouri36%26%3%31%4%300
Montana58%19%2%19%2%130
Nebraska44%26%4%21%4%146
Nevada39%21%7%30%3%155
New Hampshire59%20%1%17%3%175
New Jersey43%23%5%26%3%470
New Mexico37%29%2%28%4%161
New York44%22%3%27%3%1,083
North Carolina31%31%4%29%5%509
North Dakota47%17%6%29%2%137
Ohio31%25%5%34%5%543
Oklahoma33%24%2%39%3%174
Oregon49%22%6%17%6%242
Pennsylvania42%24%4%27%3%631
Rhode Island34%25%4%31%6%173
South Carolina29%28%4%35%4%234
South Dakota31%21%1%42%5%129
Tennessee21%25%3%45%6%282
Texas31%27%4%34%3%1,137
Utah42%29%6%21%2%141
Vermont70%13%6%10%1%189
Virginia36%30%4%28%2%412
Washington48%19%6%25%1%400
West Virginia24%21%7%45%4%145
Wisconsin47%20%2%27%4%275
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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