Views about size of government among adults who believe in God and are fairly certain by race/ethnicity (2014) Switch to: Racial and ethnic composition among adults who believe in God and are fairly certain by views about size of government

% of adults who believe in God and are fairly certain who would rather have…

Racial and ethnic compositionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
White59%35%3%3%4,925
Black26%68%1%5%378
Asian42%55%2%2%216
Latino20%75%2%3%952
Other/Mixed45%42%7%6%260
Note: Whites, blacks, Asians and those in the other/mixed category include only those who are not Latinos. Latinos include people of all races.

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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