Views about size of government among divorced or separated adults by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among divorced or separated adults by views about size of government

% of divorced or separated adults who would rather have…

Religious traditionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Catholic42%52%4%2%898
Evangelical Protestant52%41%3%4%1,239
Historically Black Protestant23%72%2%3%398
Mainline Protestant54%38%3%4%764
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")45%48%2%4%967
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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