Views about size of government among who believe in Heaven by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who believe in Heaven by views about size of government

% of who believe in Heaven who would rather have…

Religious traditionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Catholic48%46%3%3%6,083
Evangelical Protestant63%31%3%3%7,452
Historically Black Protestant23%71%2%4%1,761
Jehovah's Witness35%50%1%14%126
Jewish50%48%2%1%288
Mainline Protestant60%34%3%4%4,683
Mormon76%21%1%2%626
Muslim22%73%4%2%202
Orthodox Christian62%37%< 1%< 1%138
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")47%48%2%3%2,430
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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