Immigrant status among adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes by immigrant status

% of adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes who are…

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Alaska8%8%84%115
Arizona14%16%70%224
California28%21%51%1,598
Colorado12%13%75%198
Connecticut13%20%67%169
Delaware19%8%73%109
District of Columbia22%7%71%138
Florida22%15%63%669
Georgia11%8%81%254
Hawaii16%13%72%134
Illinois15%15%69%481
Indiana6%6%88%183
Iowa4%8%88%103
Kentucky6%3%91%105
Louisiana5%7%88%115
Maine3%10%87%150
Maryland15%13%72%249
Massachusetts15%16%69%353
Michigan6%9%85%318
Minnesota8%6%86%190
Missouri5%7%88%187
Montana1%7%92%119
Nevada19%13%69%122
New Hampshire< 1%9%91%144
New Jersey22%16%62%335
New Mexico18%11%71%109
New York19%18%63%776
North Carolina11%7%82%280
Ohio8%11%81%298
Oregon8%11%81%180
Pennsylvania6%8%86%446
Rhode Island13%16%70%122
South Carolina7%3%90%116
Tennessee9%8%83%121
Texas23%13%64%670
Vermont3%14%83%179
Virginia11%10%79%281
Washington11%11%77%301
Wisconsin9%10%81%206
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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