Views about human evolution among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by views about human evolution

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alaska61%21%5%9%4%141
Arizona69%14%4%10%3%223
California68%13%5%12%2%1,621
Colorado67%20%3%9%2%221
Connecticut62%14%6%17%1%180
Delaware74%14%5%8%< 1%115
District of Columbia75%11%6%6%2%142
Florida62%18%4%13%2%731
Georgia64%18%4%12%3%232
Hawaii61%18%8%13%1%141
Idaho54%26%8%9%3%104
Illinois67%16%3%12%2%472
Indiana65%18%5%9%4%171
Kentucky58%22%3%15%1%112
Louisiana59%24%3%13%1%104
Maine78%8%4%10%< 1%142
Maryland69%19%2%9%< 1%255
Massachusetts72%12%6%8%2%391
Michigan65%17%4%11%2%321
Minnesota63%20%5%12%< 1%211
Missouri66%19%4%10%1%196
Montana67%21%3%9%< 1%118
Nevada64%13%9%14%1%137
New Hampshire71%15%1%11%1%146
New Jersey62%18%6%11%3%341
New Mexico74%13%4%6%2%121
New York67%16%4%11%2%847
North Carolina62%19%5%13%1%289
North Dakota63%23%2%12%< 1%100
Ohio54%23%6%15%2%314
Oklahoma48%28%3%18%3%100
Oregon74%13%5%7%2%180
Pennsylvania65%19%3%12%1%471
Rhode Island65%17%4%13%2%133
Tennessee50%17%2%27%4%129
Texas59%20%4%14%2%663
Vermont82%7%7%3%1%176
Virginia70%21%3%5%2%298
Washington75%14%5%5%1%314
Wisconsin70%18%2%9%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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