Importance of religion in one's life among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by importance of religion

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who say religion is…

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alabama74%14%8%4%1%314
Alaska51%27%12%10%< 1%183
Arizona52%24%14%9%1%410
Arkansas66%18%7%8%1%172
California43%29%14%14%1%1,784
Colorado51%30%10%9%< 1%278
Connecticut43%30%17%10%< 1%196
Delaware38%39%12%11%< 1%146
Florida51%27%10%11%< 1%1,035
Georgia63%20%8%8%1%528
Hawaii50%22%15%13%< 1%160
Idaho56%23%10%11%< 1%209
Illinois51%26%13%9%1%721
Indiana54%25%11%8%1%383
Iowa62%23%9%6%< 1%201
Kansas57%24%12%6%1%204
Kentucky63%24%6%7%< 1%245
Louisiana66%22%5%6%< 1%262
Maine37%31%16%16%1%180
Maryland49%28%14%9%< 1%298
Massachusetts32%32%16%19%< 1%325
Michigan52%26%10%11%2%545
Minnesota51%25%13%11%1%331
Mississippi73%14%7%4%1%178
Missouri59%24%9%7%1%402
Montana47%23%12%17%1%215
Nebraska58%22%12%6%2%202
Nevada46%26%9%18%1%194
New Hampshire38%27%22%12%< 1%180
New Jersey47%28%13%11%< 1%437
New Mexico67%16%8%8%1%153
New York42%29%14%15%1%882
North Carolina63%22%8%7%< 1%559
North Dakota53%23%16%8%< 1%233
Ohio57%25%8%10%1%682
Oklahoma66%22%5%6%< 1%240
Oregon49%26%10%14%1%228
Pennsylvania55%24%12%9%1%793
Rhode Island56%21%10%13%< 1%155
South Carolina68%16%7%7%1%271
South Dakota62%22%7%9%1%212
Tennessee71%19%4%5%1%407
Texas62%22%7%9%< 1%1,330
Utah67%13%13%6%< 1%222
Vermont40%28%18%14%< 1%143
Virginia62%22%9%6%1%516
Washington48%24%14%13%< 1%386
West Virginia70%16%8%5%1%188
Wisconsin47%33%12%8%< 1%369
Wyoming52%29%12%7%< 1%230
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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