Views about size of government among adults who say humans evolved due to God's design by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans evolved due to God's design by views about size of government

% of adults who say humans evolved due to God's design who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama53%44%3%< 1%136
Arizona61%34%3%2%161
California47%48%3%2%810
Colorado52%42%3%2%122
Florida50%44%4%3%527
Georgia53%40%4%3%256
Illinois53%43%1%3%349
Indiana59%33%3%5%179
Kentucky46%47%5%2%105
Louisiana58%38%3%1%132
Maryland54%43%1%2%171
Massachusetts57%39%2%3%160
Michigan54%41%3%3%238
Minnesota59%33%4%4%134
Missouri62%32%4%2%165
New Jersey44%50%4%2%218
New York43%51%3%3%461
North Carolina49%44%4%3%284
Ohio61%33%1%4%319
Oklahoma73%24%1%2%103
Pennsylvania62%33%1%4%345
South Carolina51%42%< 1%7%125
Tennessee57%39%< 1%3%151
Texas48%46%3%3%683
Virginia59%37%2%2%243
Washington58%34%4%5%152
Wisconsin68%29%3%1%156
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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