Views about size of government among Evangelical Protestants who say they believe in God; absolutely certain by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Evangelical Protestants who say they believe in God; absolutely certain by views about size of government

% of Evangelical Protestants who say they believe in God; absolutely certain who would rather have…

Religious denominationSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Assemblies of God60%32%2%5%421
Churches of Christ60%34%3%4%414
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)68%27%3%3%722
Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.)58%35%5%2%181
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod74%20%2%3%377
Nondenominational charismatic63%29%3%5%173
Nondenominational evangelical79%17%2%2%629
Nondenominational fundamentalist77%21%1%< 1%100
Presbyterian Church in America73%26%1%< 1%119
Seventh-day Adventist42%52%3%3%149
Southern Baptist Convention71%24%2%3%1,663
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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