Views about size of government among adults who meditate at least once a week by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who meditate at least once a week by views about size of government

% of adults who meditate at least once a week who would rather have…

Religious traditionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Buddhist35%54%4%7%186
Catholic45%49%4%3%3,024
Evangelical Protestant63%31%3%4%4,408
Historically Black Protestant26%68%3%3%1,132
Jehovah's Witness31%50%3%17%195
Jewish40%53%5%2%227
Mainline Protestant57%35%4%4%2,411
Mormon80%18%1%1%410
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")45%45%5%5%2,029
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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