Views about size of government among members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) by gender (2014) Switch to: Gender composition among members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) by views about size of government

% of members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) who would rather have…

Gender compositionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Men71%26%2%1%286
Women56%35%6%3%355
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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