Religious tradition among adults with a household income of $100,000 or more by views about size of government (2014) Switch to: Views about size of government among adults with a household income of $100,000 or more by religious group

% of adults with a household income of $100,000 or more who are…

Views about size of governmentBuddhistCatholicEvangelical ProtestantHinduHistorically Black ProtestantJehovah's WitnessJewishMainline ProtestantMormonMuslimOrthodox ChristianOther ChristianOther FaithsOther World ReligionsUnaffiliated (religious "nones")Don't knowSample size
Smaller government; fewer services< 1%22%25%1%1%< 1%3%19%3%< 1%1%< 1%1%< 1%21%< 1%4,343
Bigger government; more services1%17%11%2%5%< 1%7%16%< 1%2%< 1%1%2%< 1%34%1%2,286
Depends1%20%13%1%3%< 1%6%17%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%6%< 1%32%1%197
Don't know1%17%6%< 1%10%1%3%19%< 1%1%< 1%1%3%1%36%1%176
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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