Views about size of government among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by views about size of government

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who would rather have…

Metro areaSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area53%37%5%5%146
Boston Metro Area46%50%1%3%270
Chicago Metro Area50%42%4%4%353
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area51%42%5%2%179
Detroit Metro Area60%36%1%3%124
Houston Metro Area61%33%3%3%171
Los Angeles Metro Area44%48%3%5%463
Miami Metro Area32%62%2%5%182
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area50%45%4%1%147
New York City Metro Area39%54%3%4%771
Philadelphia Metro Area57%36%2%5%306
Phoenix Metro Area58%38%3%1%136
Providence Metro Area54%42%3%1%158
Riverside, CA Metro Area48%44%7%1%115
San Diego Metro Area47%46%5%2%141
San Francisco Metro Area31%60%5%4%302
Seattle Metro Area39%54%3%5%171
Tampa Metro Area53%38%6%3%123
Washington, DC Metro Area40%56%2%3%416
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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