Views about size of government among whites by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among whites by views about size of government

% of whites who would rather have…

Religious traditionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Buddhist43%46%4%7%141
Catholic63%30%3%4%4,827
Evangelical Protestant72%22%2%3%6,633
Jewish41%53%3%3%782
Mainline Protestant63%30%4%4%5,322
Mormon81%15%2%2%575
Orthodox Christian64%34%1%< 1%153
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")52%41%4%4%5,490
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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