Views about size of government among adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes by views about size of government

% of adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes who would rather have…

Religious traditionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Buddhist34%55%3%8%191
Catholic43%51%3%3%2,167
Evangelical Protestant50%44%3%3%870
Hindu45%51%3%< 1%118
Historically Black Protestant22%73%1%4%302
Jewish35%58%4%3%536
Mainline Protestant53%41%3%3%1,876
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")45%48%3%3%5,120
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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