Views about government aid to the poor 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 views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alaska32%63%5%< 1%117
Arizona44%53%3%1%225
California32%64%3%1%1,615
Colorado33%63%2%2%199
Connecticut29%67%3%1%174
Delaware35%62%1%2%111
District of Columbia11%87%2%< 1%140
Florida42%56%2%1%678
Georgia36%59%3%2%256
Hawaii41%54%5%1%135
Illinois32%62%3%2%488
Indiana46%48%3%2%183
Iowa33%63%3%< 1%103
Kentucky45%49%4%2%107
Louisiana46%47%5%2%116
Maine35%61%2%3%150
Maryland32%63%4%1%254
Massachusetts34%64%1%1%356
Michigan39%58%2%1%319
Minnesota26%72%2%< 1%190
Missouri37%58%3%2%189
Montana35%63%1%1%120
Nevada44%53%2%< 1%124
New Hampshire28%68%1%4%147
New Jersey34%62%3%1%342
New Mexico29%61%5%5%111
New York32%63%4%1%783
North Carolina39%59%2%1%283
Ohio44%53%3%< 1%302
Oregon30%68%2%< 1%181
Pennsylvania38%58%3%1%449
Rhode Island42%49%1%8%122
South Carolina32%63%5%< 1%118
Tennessee41%53%3%3%122
Texas41%54%4%1%679
Vermont21%76%2%1%181
Virginia40%56%3%2%285
Washington30%67%2%1%303
Wisconsin35%64%1%1%206
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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