Religious Landscape Study

Religious composition of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Evangelical Protestant 57%

Baptist Family (Evangelical Trad.) 37%

Southern Baptist Convention 31%

Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) 4%

Missionary Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) 1%

Conservative Baptist Association of America< 1%

Free Will Baptist< 1%

General Association of Regular Baptist Churches< 1%

Other Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) 1%

Methodist Family (Evangelical Trad.) 1%

Nondenominational Family (Evangelical Trad.) 7%

Nondenominational evangelical 2%

Nondenominational fundamentalist< 1%

Nondenominational charismatic 1%

Nondenominational Christian (Evangelical Trad.)< 1%

Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.) 1%

Community Church (Evangelical Trad.)< 1%

Other Nondenominational (Evangelical Trad.) 3%

Lutheran Family (Evangelical Trad.)< 1%

Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod< 1%

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod< 1%

Other Lutheran (Evangelical Trad.)< 1%

Presbyterian Family (Evangelical Trad.) 2%

Presbyterian Church in America 2%

Other Presbyterian (Evangelical Trad.) 1%

Pentecostal Family (Evangelical Trad.) 5%

Assemblies of God 2%

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) 1%

Foursquare Church< 1%

Pentecostal Church of God< 1%

Pentecostal Holiness Church< 1%

Calvary Chapel< 1%

Apostolic Pentecostal (Evangelical Trad.) 1%

Nondenominational Pentecostal (Evangelical Trad.)< 1%

Church of God of the Apostolic Faith 1%

Other Pentecostal (Evangelical Trad.)< 1%

Episcopalian/Anglican Family (Evangelical Trad.)< 1%

Restorationist Family (Evangelical Trad.) 2%

Churches of Christ 2%

Christian Churches and Churches of Christ< 1%

Other Restorationist (Evangelical Trad.)< 1%

Congregationalist Family (Evangelical Trad.)< 1%

Conservative Congregational Christian Conference< 1%

Other Congregationalist (Evangelical Trad.)< 1%

Holiness Family (Evangelical Trad.) 1%

Church of the Nazarene< 1%

Wesleyan Church< 1%

Free Methodist Church 1%

Christian and Missionary Alliance< 1%

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)< 1%

Other Holiness (Evangelical Trad.)< 1%

Reformed Family (Evangelical Trad.)< 1%

Christian Reformed Church< 1%

Other Reformed (Evangelical Trad.)< 1%

Adventist Family (Evangelical Trad.) 1%

Seventh-day Adventist 1%

Other Adventist (Evangelical Trad.)< 1%

Anabaptist Family (Evangelical Trad.)< 1%

Pietist Family (Evangelical Trad.)< 1%

Other evangelical/fundamentalist family (Evangelical Trad.)< 1%

Nonspecific Protestant Family (Evangelical Trad.) 1%

Mainline Protestant 12%

Baptist Family (Mainline Trad.) 4%

American Baptist Churches USA 2%

Other Baptist (Mainline Trad.) 2%

Methodist Family (Mainline Trad.) 5%

United Methodist Church 5%

Other Methodist (Mainline Trad.)< 1%

Nondenominational Family (Mainline Trad.) 1%

Interdenominational (Mainline Trad.)< 1%

Other Nondenominational (Mainline Trad.) 1%

Lutheran Family (Mainline Trad.)< 1%

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)< 1%

Other Lutheran (Mainline Trad.)< 1%

Presbyterian Family (Mainline Trad.) 1%

Presbyterian Church (USA) 1%

Other Presbyterian (Mainline Trad.)< 1%

Episcopalian/Anglican Family (Mainline Trad.) 1%

Episcopal Church 1%

Anglican Church< 1%

Other Episcopalian/Anglican (Mainline Trad.)< 1%

Restorationist Family (Mainline Trad.)< 1%

Disciples of Christ< 1%

Other Restorationist (Mainline Trad.)< 1%

Congregationalist Family (Mainline Trad.)< 1%

United Church of Christ< 1%

Other Congregationalist (Mainline Trad.)< 1%

Reformed Family (Mainline Trad.)< 1%

Reformed Church in America< 1%

Other Reformed (Mainline Trad.)< 1%

Anabaptist Family (Mainline Trad.)< 1%

Friends Family (Mainline Trad.)< 1%

Nonspecific Protestant Family (Mainline Trad.)< 1%

Historically Black Protestant 9%

Baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) 7%

National Baptist Convention 2%

Progressive Baptist Convention 1%

Independent Baptist (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)< 1%

Missionary Baptist (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) 2%

Other Baptist (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) 2%

Methodist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) 1%

African Methodist Episcopal Church 1%

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church< 1%

Christian Methodist Episcopal Church< 1%

Other Methodist (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)< 1%

Pentecostal Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) 1%

Church of God in Christ< 1%

Apostolic Pentecostal (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)< 1%

United Pentecostal Church International 1%

Other Pentecostal (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)< 1%

Holiness Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)< 1%

Nondenominational Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.)< 1%

Nonspecific Protestant Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) 1%

Catholic 4%

Mormon 3%

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2%

Other Mormon 1%

Orthodox Christian< 1%

Greek Orthodox< 1%

Russian Orthodox< 1%

Orthodox Church in America< 1%

Other Orthodox Christian< 1%

Jehovah's Witness< 1%

Other Christian< 1%

Metaphysical Family< 1%

Spiritualist< 1%

Unity Church< 1%

Other Metaphysical Christian ("Other Christian" Trad.)< 1%

Others in the "Other Christian" Tradition< 1%

Jewish< 1%

Muslim< 1%

Buddhist< 1%

Hindu< 1%

Other World Religions< 1%

Other Faiths 1%

Unitarians and other liberal faiths in the "Other Faiths" Tradition 1%

Unitarian< 1%

Humanist< 1%

Deist< 1%

Spiritual but not religious< 1%

Eclectic, a bit of everything, "I have my own beliefs"< 1%

Other in the "Unitarian and other liberal faiths" family 1%

New Age< 1%

Pagan or Wiccan< 1%

Other in the New Age family< 1%

Native American Religions< 1%

Atheist 2%

Agnostic 6%

Nothing in particular 6%

Nothing in particular (religion not important) 2%

Nothing in particular (religion important) 4%

Demographic Information
Beliefs and Practices
Social and Political Views

DemographicInformation

Age distribution among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who are ages…

Survey year	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+	Sample size
2014	17%	32%	27%	24%	177
2007	18%	35%	32%	15%	141

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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Generational cohort among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who are…

Survey year	Younger Millennial	Older Millennial	Generation X	Baby Boomer	Silent	Greatest	Sample size
2014	11%	12%	26%	31%	18%	2%	177
2007	< 1%	13%	28%	37%	19%	3%	141

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Gender composition among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who are…

Survey year	Men	Women	Sample size
2014	54%	46%	178
2007	56%	44%	144

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Racial and ethnic composition among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who identify as…

Survey year	White	Black	Asian	Latino	Other/Mixed	Sample size
2014	79%	16%	< 1%	2%	3%	178
2007	83%	9%	< 1%	2%	5%	143

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Immigrant status among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who are…

Survey year	Immigrants	Second generation	Third generation or higher	Sample size
2014	< 1%	1%	99%	178
2007	1%	1%	98%	143

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Income distribution among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who have a household income of…

Survey year	Less than $30,000	$30,000-$49,999	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 or more	Sample size
2014	30%	25%	26%	19%	158
2007	24%	29%	33%	14%	117

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Educational distribution among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who have completed…

Survey year	High school or less	Some college	College	Post-graduate degree	Sample size
2014	42%	36%	17%	5%	178

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Marital status among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who are…

Survey year	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/separated	Widowed	Never married	Sample size
2014	59%	5%	11%	7%	19%	178
2007	69%	3%	9%	9%	10%	144

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Parent of children under 18 among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who are…

Survey year	Parents	Non-parents	Sample size
2014	27%	73%	178
2007	37%	63%	144

Compare: parental status among adults in Mississippi by views about size of government parental status among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by state

BeliefsandPractices

Belief in God among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who say they…

Survey year	Believe in God; absolutely certain	Believe in God; fairly certain	Believe in God; not too/not at all certain	Believe in God; don't know	Do not believe in God	Other/don't know if they believe in God	Sample size
2014	81%	8%	3%	< 1%	6%	2%	178
2007	88%	8%	1%	< 1%	1%	1%	144

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Importance of religion in one's life among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who say religion is…

Survey year	Very important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not at all important	Don't know	Sample size
2014	73%	14%	7%	4%	1%	178
2007	80%	15%	2%	3%	< 1%	144

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Attendance at religious services among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who attend religious services…

Survey year	At least once a week	Once or twice a month/a few times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	50%	32%	19%	< 1%	178
2007	63%	20%	15%	2%	144

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Frequency of prayer among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who pray…

Survey year	At least daily	Weekly	Monthly	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	71%	13%	3%	12%	1%	178
2007	69%	15%	4%	8%	3%	144

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Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who attend prayer group…

Survey year	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	40%	12%	12%	35%	< 1%	178
2007	46%	9%	12%	33%	< 1%	144

Compare: attendance at prayer groups among adults in Mississippi by views about size of government attendance at prayer groups among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by state

Frequency of meditation among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who meditate…

Survey year	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	47%	9%	2%	37%	4%	178
2007	36%	7%	4%	48%	5%	144

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Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…

Survey year	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	73%	11%	5%	9%	2%	178
2007	58%	11%	11%	18%	3%	144

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Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…

Survey year	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	49%	12%	9%	29%	1%	178
2007	31%	12%	11%	39%	7%	144

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Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Survey year	Religion	Philosophy/reason	Common sense	Science	Don't know	Sample size
2014	55%	7%	30%	7%	1%	178
2007	53%	4%	38%	1%	3%	144

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Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who say…

Survey year	There are clear standards for what is right and wrong	Right or wrong depends on the situation	Neither/both equally	Don't know	Sample size
2014	49%	50%	< 1%	< 1%	178

Compare: belief in existence of standards for right and wrong among adults in Mississippi by views about size of government belief in existence of standards for right and wrong among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by state

Frequency of reading scripture among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who read scripture…

Survey year	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	61%	11%	4%	23%	2%	178
2007	60%	12%	3%	25%	1%	144

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Interpreting scripture among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who say the holy scripture is…

Survey year	Word of God; should be taken literally	Word of God; not everything taken literally	Word of God; other/don't know	Not the word of God	Other/don't know	Sample size
2014	49%	24%	7%	19%	3%	178
2007	57%	27%	5%	6%	5%	144

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Belief in Heaven among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who …in heaven

Survey year	Believe	Don't believe	Other/don't know	Sample size
2014	81%	14%	5%	178
2007	82%	5%	13%	144

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Belief in Hell among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who …in hell

Survey year	Believe	Don't believe	Other/don't know	Sample size
2014	75%	22%	3%	178
2007	80%	10%	10%	144

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Party affiliation among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who identify as…

Survey year	Republican/lean Rep.	No lean	Democrat/lean Dem.	Sample size
2014	63%	8%	29%	178
2007	67%	14%	19%	144

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Political ideology among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who are…

Survey year	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Don't know	Sample size
2014	58%	31%	10%	2%	178
2007	64%	23%	10%	3%	144

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Views about government aid to the poor among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who say government aid to the poor…

Survey year	Does more harm than good	Does more good than harm	Neither/both equally	Don't know	Sample size
2014	69%	27%	2%	3%	178

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Views about abortion among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who say abortion should be…

Survey year	Legal in all/most cases	Illegal in all/most cases	Don't know	Sample size
2014	31%	64%	5%	178
2007	30%	69%	1%	144

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Views about homosexuality among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who say homosexuality…

Survey year	Should be accepted	Should be discouraged	Neither/both equally	Don't know	Sample size
2014	36%	61%	2%	1%	178
2007	20%	75%	3%	2%	144

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Views about same-sex marriage among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who …same-sex marriage

Survey year	Strongly favor/favor	Oppose/strongly oppose	Don't know	Sample size
2014	27%	68%	5%	178

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Views about environmental regulation among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who say…

Survey year	Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy	Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost	Neither/both equally	Don't know	Sample size
2014	52%	41%	6%	1%	178
2007	45%	47%	4%	4%	144

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Views about human evolution among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

% of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who say humans…

Survey year	Evolved; due to natural processes	Evolved; due to God's design	Evolved; don't know how	Always existed in present form	Don't know	Sample size
2014	21%	16%	4%	55%	3%	178

Compare: views about human evolution among adults in Mississippi by views about size of government views about human evolution among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by state

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Religious Landscape Study

Adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Religious composition of adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Demographic✭Information

Age distribution among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Generational cohort among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Gender composition among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Racial and ethnic composition among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Immigrant status among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Income distribution among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Educational distribution among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Marital status among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Parent of children under 18 among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Beliefs✭and✭Practices

Belief in God among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Importance of religion in one's life among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Attendance at religious services among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Frequency of prayer among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Frequency of meditation among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Frequency of reading scripture among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Interpreting scripture among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Belief in Heaven among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Belief in Hell among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Social✭and✭Political✭Views

Party affiliation among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Political ideology among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Views about government aid to the poor among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Views about abortion among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Views about homosexuality among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Views about same-sex marriage among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Views about environmental regulation among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

Views about human evolution among adults in Mississippi who would rather have smaller government; fewer services

DemographicInformation

BeliefsandPractices

SocialandPoliticalViews