Views about size of government among men by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among men by views about size of government

% of men who would rather have…

Interpreting scriptureSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Word of God; should be taken literally56%40%2%2%4,251
Word of God; not everything taken literally67%29%2%2%4,573
Word of God; other/don't know60%26%5%9%430
Not the word of God56%38%3%3%6,971
Other/don't know53%29%9%10%1,289
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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