Views about same-sex marriage among Christians by views about size of government (2014) Switch to: Views about size of government among Christians by views about same-sex marriage

% of Christians who …same-sex marriage

Views about size of governmentStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Smaller government; fewer services36%56%8%14,675
Bigger government; more services54%38%7%8,666
Depends44%38%19%770
Don't know39%43%18%937
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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