Views about size of government among Evangelical Protestants who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious family among Evangelical Protestants who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by views about size of government

% of Evangelical Protestants who strongly favor or favor gay marriage who would rather have…

Religious familySmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Baptist Family (Evangelical Trad.)48%46%2%4%716
Lutheran Family (Evangelical Trad.)56%39%3%2%239
Nondenominational Family (Evangelical Trad.)55%39%3%4%441
Nonspecific Protestant Family (Evangelical Trad.)49%42%7%2%147
Pentecostal Family (Evangelical Trad.)38%58%1%3%202
Presbyterian Family (Evangelical Trad.)62%33%2%2%110
Restorationist Family (Evangelical Trad.)43%52%2%3%152
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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