Views about size of government among Catholics by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among Catholics by views about size of government

% of Catholics who would rather have…

Marital statusSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Married54%40%3%3%3,810
Living with a partner34%61%3%2%455
Divorced/separated42%52%4%2%898
Widowed53%40%3%5%721
Never married39%57%1%3%1,292
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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