Views about size of government among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by views about size of government

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama55%39%4%2%245
Arizona63%32%2%3%172
Arkansas49%46%< 1%4%135
California36%60%2%2%822
Colorado63%33%1%2%106
Florida44%50%3%3%562
Georgia48%48%2%2%379
Illinois51%44%2%3%320
Indiana56%40%2%2%234
Kentucky56%39%2%3%183
Louisiana41%54%2%3%186
Maryland44%50%< 1%6%154
Michigan57%38%2%3%278
Minnesota62%33%< 1%4%126
Mississippi47%47%4%2%169
Missouri61%33%2%5%186
New Jersey28%67%2%4%171
New York34%60%3%3%400
North Carolina47%45%2%7%352
Ohio58%39%2%2%336
Oklahoma51%39%4%6%152
Pennsylvania56%38%3%3%368
South Carolina51%45%2%3%230
Tennessee58%36%2%4%297
Texas43%51%3%3%935
Virginia53%43%2%2%262
Washington57%38%2%3%145
West Virginia60%32%3%6%134
Wisconsin65%30%3%3%158
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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