Views about size of government among who believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Heaven by views about size of government

% of who believe in Heaven who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama56%39%3%2%428
Alaska60%35%1%3%176
Arizona59%38%2%2%448
Arkansas52%44%< 1%4%258
California44%50%3%3%2,213
Colorado60%35%3%3%291
Connecticut55%43%1%1%237
Delaware49%44%4%3%224
District of Columbia20%73%4%3%181
Florida47%46%4%4%1,367
Georgia50%44%3%4%747
Hawaii49%44%3%4%186
Idaho67%28%1%3%221
Illinois53%42%2%3%929
Indiana56%37%3%3%496
Iowa62%34%< 1%3%241
Kansas66%28%2%3%231
Kentucky55%38%4%4%355
Louisiana52%43%2%3%367
Maine62%29%3%6%177
Maryland50%44%2%4%416
Massachusetts49%43%3%4%368
Michigan58%36%2%4%707
Minnesota60%34%2%4%411
Mississippi50%44%3%4%269
Missouri61%34%2%3%489
Montana67%24%4%5%204
Nebraska71%26%< 1%3%242
Nevada56%41%2%< 1%202
New Hampshire66%30%1%2%164
New Jersey44%51%2%4%606
New Mexico43%51%3%4%199
New York42%53%2%3%1,249
North Carolina52%42%3%4%774
North Dakota69%27%2%3%267
Ohio58%36%3%4%862
Oklahoma62%32%3%3%310
Oregon60%33%1%6%229
Pennsylvania58%36%2%4%977
Rhode Island53%39%2%5%207
South Carolina53%41%2%4%386
South Dakota70%25%3%2%233
Tennessee57%36%2%5%531
Texas47%46%3%4%1,918
Utah70%24%1%4%238
Vermont52%40%2%6%155
Virginia57%38%3%2%622
Washington61%34%2%3%419
West Virginia59%32%5%4%251
Wisconsin66%29%3%2%423
Wyoming73%18%2%7%236
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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