Importance of religion in one's life among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by importance of religion

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who say religion is…

Marital statusVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Married61%23%9%7%1%11,012
Living with a partner32%34%16%18%1%944
Divorced/separated53%27%10%9%1%2,286
Widowed69%21%5%4%1%1,730
Never married39%27%16%17%< 1%3,128
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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