Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among baby Boomers by state (2014) Switch to: State among baby Boomers by frequency feeling a sense of wonder about the universe

% of baby Boomers who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama43%12%12%33%1%206
Alaska58%7%14%20%< 1%115
Arizona55%14%10%18%2%240
Arkansas47%20%8%24%1%120
California52%14%13%19%2%1,305
Colorado53%16%14%14%4%171
Connecticut48%20%12%18%2%133
Delaware40%17%9%33%1%116
Florida49%13%12%24%2%757
Georgia48%15%10%25%2%342
Hawaii38%16%15%28%4%141
Idaho49%18%9%24%1%126
Illinois41%13%13%30%2%470
Indiana42%16%15%27%< 1%250
Iowa43%13%19%23%1%138
Kansas39%28%9%23%< 1%120
Kentucky46%10%13%27%4%167
Louisiana44%12%11%31%2%165
Maine45%9%9%35%2%131
Maryland43%13%14%28%3%242
Massachusetts45%14%15%24%2%241
Michigan45%13%13%25%4%392
Minnesota50%11%11%26%1%213
Mississippi48%13%7%30%1%106
Missouri44%14%11%29%2%244
Montana46%10%15%25%4%109
Nebraska54%14%10%21%1%105
Nevada48%18%16%18%< 1%119
New Hampshire34%22%13%29%3%113
New Jersey47%13%14%25%1%327
New Mexico50%9%11%28%3%141
New York48%13%12%26%2%722
North Carolina48%18%12%20%2%409
North Dakota45%16%6%30%3%126
Ohio49%14%13%22%3%457
Oklahoma48%14%10%29%< 1%152
Oregon59%14%8%19%< 1%159
Pennsylvania45%17%13%24%1%526
Rhode Island35%18%17%30%1%131
South Carolina50%14%12%23%1%186
South Dakota51%9%9%31%< 1%109
Tennessee52%14%7%25%2%278
Texas47%16%12%24%1%843
Utah52%24%6%17%1%110
Vermont53%9%14%24%< 1%114
Virginia50%13%11%23%3%319
Washington48%16%12%23%1%265
West Virginia50%21%10%18%1%127
Wisconsin40%18%16%24%2%230
Wyoming46%17%11%25%1%129
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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