Views about human evolution among non-parents by state (2014) Switch to: State among non-parents by views about human evolution

% of non-parents who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama20%25%3%48%4%382
Alaska37%24%3%28%7%232
Arizona34%23%3%34%6%509
Arkansas19%27%2%49%4%218
California42%22%5%27%4%2,813
Colorado38%23%6%29%4%352
Connecticut40%25%3%30%2%290
Delaware36%22%5%31%6%218
District of Columbia44%30%5%17%5%233
Florida33%26%4%33%4%1,578
Georgia28%25%4%38%6%716
Hawaii38%24%7%28%3%245
Idaho26%28%5%38%4%234
Illinois38%26%2%30%4%1,024
Indiana26%27%4%39%4%500
Iowa35%26%5%28%6%250
Kansas36%19%5%35%6%217
Kentucky27%26%3%39%5%332
Louisiana27%29%2%37%5%335
Maine48%17%6%24%4%239
Maryland39%28%4%26%3%485
Massachusetts46%25%6%19%4%538
Michigan33%22%3%36%5%758
Minnesota34%22%7%33%5%423
Mississippi20%19%4%51%6%226
Missouri28%27%4%37%4%470
Montana37%22%3%34%4%239
Nebraska30%28%5%33%3%226
Nevada37%24%7%29%4%249
New Hampshire48%20%2%27%3%246
New Jersey38%25%3%30%5%657
New Mexico32%27%7%31%3%250
New York39%23%4%30%4%1,558
North Carolina28%27%5%35%5%790
North Dakota30%25%4%36%5%263
Ohio27%27%5%35%6%855
Oklahoma26%26%2%39%7%311
Oregon42%24%2%25%6%323
Pennsylvania33%23%4%37%4%1,070
Rhode Island41%20%4%30%4%251
South Carolina24%27%2%43%3%377
South Dakota27%25%3%39%6%234
Tennessee16%23%3%51%7%504
Texas26%26%5%39%5%1,767
Utah31%26%3%35%4%215
Vermont51%17%7%21%4%237
Virginia27%29%4%36%4%650
Washington40%24%7%27%3%555
West Virginia19%24%5%46%6%242
Wisconsin35%23%2%34%5%452
Wyoming27%23%10%35%4%229
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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