Parent of children under 18 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 parental status

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

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama29%71%239
Arizona27%73%213
Arkansas30%70%143
California35%65%956
Colorado34%66%148
Florida28%72%648
Georgia34%66%375
Idaho26%74%117
Illinois26%74%388
Indiana25%75%240
Iowa34%66%101
Kansas37%63%121
Kentucky31%69%195
Louisiana37%63%173
Maryland29%71%162
Massachusetts26%74%117
Michigan26%74%333
Minnesota29%71%182
Mississippi32%68%165
Missouri34%66%233
Montana21%79%104
Nebraska27%73%100
New Jersey28%72%239
New York25%75%533
North Carolina30%70%355
North Dakota25%75%125
Ohio33%67%397
Oklahoma32%68%165
Oregon35%65%110
Pennsylvania25%75%462
South Carolina30%70%214
South Dakota31%69%119
Tennessee31%69%317
Texas35%65%953
Utah40%60%117
Virginia27%73%283
Washington31%69%190
West Virginia29%71%142
Wisconsin24%76%188
Wyoming31%69%106
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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