Belief in Heaven among Mainline Protestants by views about size of government (2014) Switch to: Views about size of government among Mainline Protestants by belief in heaven

% of Mainline Protestants who …in heaven

Views about size of governmentBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Smaller government; fewer services81%11%8%3,687
Bigger government; more services80%14%6%1,908
Depends67%17%16%234
Don't know76%7%17%254
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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