Age distribution 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 age group

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

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alaska32%32%23%13%116
Arizona31%35%18%17%224
California29%36%21%13%1,582
Colorado30%38%20%12%197
Connecticut24%31%30%15%165
Delaware28%33%20%18%109
District of Columbia36%45%15%3%135
Florida29%31%20%20%668
Georgia30%35%23%12%254
Hawaii29%21%34%17%132
Illinois31%37%20%12%479
Indiana32%42%15%11%181
Iowa32%31%27%10%101
Kentucky36%32%23%8%104
Louisiana31%37%21%10%116
Maine23%28%27%22%150
Maryland29%38%24%10%252
Massachusetts29%40%20%11%346
Michigan32%30%27%11%311
Minnesota35%37%16%11%189
Missouri29%37%21%12%188
Montana21%38%27%14%119
Nevada32%32%22%13%124
New Hampshire30%32%23%15%145
New Jersey26%38%23%12%335
New Mexico30%31%27%12%110
New York28%34%24%14%760
North Carolina29%37%20%13%281
Ohio25%36%23%15%301
Oregon22%39%21%18%181
Pennsylvania29%35%20%15%448
Rhode Island23%40%26%11%121
South Carolina32%31%21%17%114
Tennessee31%42%19%8%120
Texas31%40%21%8%669
Vermont23%35%29%13%180
Virginia30%39%21%11%279
Washington26%36%26%12%302
Wisconsin34%35%21%10%205
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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