Views about same-sex marriage among who believe in Heaven by views about size of government (2014) Switch to: Views about size of government among who believe in Heaven by views about same-sex marriage

% of who believe in Heaven who …same-sex marriage

Views about size of governmentStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Smaller government; fewer services39%53%7%14,019
Bigger government; more services55%38%7%8,798
Depends44%38%19%667
Don't know39%40%20%853
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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