Age distribution among adults who say humans always existed in present form by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans always existed in present form by age group

% of adults who say humans always existed in present form who are ages…

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alabama18%33%29%20%233
Arizona17%35%28%20%210
Arkansas21%28%28%23%137
California18%39%26%17%934
Colorado15%36%29%20%146
Florida16%30%29%25%637
Georgia21%36%24%18%366
Idaho18%29%33%20%116
Illinois15%33%31%21%379
Indiana17%29%33%21%242
Iowa11%34%30%26%100
Kansas13%35%35%17%121
Kentucky8%37%29%25%194
Louisiana18%33%30%19%172
Maryland13%40%23%24%160
Massachusetts17%27%34%23%113
Michigan14%32%30%25%329
Minnesota12%34%31%23%175
Mississippi18%32%28%22%164
Missouri15%34%31%20%228
Montana18%27%28%27%101
Nebraska15%31%34%19%100
New Jersey15%32%28%25%233
New York17%32%31%20%520
North Carolina16%35%25%23%350
North Dakota21%30%31%18%123
Ohio14%35%32%18%387
Oklahoma18%31%30%21%162
Oregon13%36%30%21%109
Pennsylvania16%30%31%23%457
South Carolina15%35%29%21%211
South Dakota19%38%27%15%117
Tennessee16%33%31%19%313
Texas21%35%27%17%929
Utah23%41%27%9%112
Virginia14%35%31%20%274
Washington19%34%26%21%184
West Virginia15%29%36%21%141
Wisconsin12%31%36%21%186
Wyoming23%29%35%13%103
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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