Views about size of government among adults who say religion is somewhat important by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who say religion is somewhat important by views about size of government
% of adults who say religion is somewhat important who would rather have…
Religious denomination | Smaller government; fewer services | Bigger government; more services | Depends | Don't know | Sample size |
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American Baptist Churches USA | 47% | 47% | < 1% | 7% | 115 |
Churches of Christ | 51% | 46% | 1% | 3% | 106 |
Episcopal Church | 60% | 33% | 4% | 2% | 173 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 65% | 32% | 2% | 2% | 194 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 54% | 40% | 4% | 3% | 158 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 68% | 31% | 1% | < 1% | 123 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 49% | 46% | 2% | 3% | 1,262 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 55% | 38% | 2% | 5% | 130 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 63% | 32% | 2% | 4% | 291 |
United Methodist Church | 68% | 28% | 2% | 2% | 481 |
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