Views about size of government among adults with an education level of high school or less by belief in God (2014) Switch to: Belief in God among adults with an education level of high school or less by views about size of government

% of adults with an education level of high school or less who would rather have…

Belief in GodSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Believe in God; absolutely certain46%47%3%5%7,128
Believe in God; fairly certain40%54%2%3%2,044
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain43%51%4%2%486
Believe in God; don't know34%52%2%12%118
Do not believe in God52%42%3%3%641
Other/don't know if they believe in God56%27%8%9%167
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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