Views about human evolution among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by views about human evolution

% of adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama20%31%2%44%3%166
Alaska44%26%2%21%6%108
Arizona40%23%2%31%5%209
Arkansas23%26%2%45%4%124
California43%22%3%28%4%1,638
Colorado47%26%2%23%3%185
Connecticut43%27%1%25%3%151
Delaware38%20%3%31%8%126
District of Columbia48%24%6%19%3%210
Florida39%25%3%30%3%830
Georgia30%25%3%36%5%370
Hawaii46%21%6%26%1%123
Illinois40%27%3%29%2%514
Indiana31%25%4%37%3%228
Iowa48%24%4%20%4%110
Kentucky31%31%3%28%7%157
Louisiana24%26%2%41%7%176
Maryland44%25%2%26%4%301
Massachusetts56%19%4%19%3%314
Michigan37%26%3%30%3%354
Minnesota50%21%4%21%4%196
Mississippi16%31%1%49%3%115
Missouri36%25%4%32%4%201
Nevada38%26%2%29%4%104
New Hampshire65%12%< 1%22%1%103
New Jersey40%24%3%29%4%382
New Mexico37%28%3%29%3%134
New York40%22%3%31%4%946
North Carolina35%29%4%29%3%381
Ohio31%27%3%35%4%363
Oklahoma35%20%1%39%6%121
Oregon54%16%5%21%4%158
Pennsylvania43%21%4%29%3%472
Rhode Island43%22%5%24%7%124
South Carolina26%28%3%38%5%184
Tennessee17%25%4%49%6%206
Texas29%27%4%36%4%1,016
Vermont66%14%5%12%4%134
Virginia35%29%1%32%3%309
Washington49%18%7%25%1%274
Wisconsin50%21%2%25%2%201
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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