Importance of religion in one's life among Mainline Protestants who would rather have smaller government; fewer services by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Mainline Protestants who would rather have smaller government; fewer services by importance of religion

% of Mainline Protestants who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who say religion is…

Religious denominationVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
American Baptist Churches USA70%26%3%1%1%231
Episcopal Church46%39%11%4%< 1%272
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)58%35%6%< 1%< 1%403
Presbyterian Church (USA)63%28%6%1%1%249
United Church of Christ64%20%14%< 1%1%108
United Methodist Church61%31%6%1%< 1%1,115
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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