Views about size of government among adults who seldom or never pray by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who seldom or never pray by views about size of government

% of adults who seldom or never pray who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alaska45%51%2%1%102
Arizona50%44%4%3%159
California46%47%4%3%1,092
Colorado40%53%3%4%150
Connecticut43%43%5%9%113
Florida47%49%2%2%461
Georgia53%38%3%5%152
Illinois48%44%5%3%306
Indiana57%32%4%7%130
Maine55%40%2%3%124
Maryland41%50%1%8%169
Massachusetts47%48%2%3%279
Michigan52%43%1%3%222
Minnesota50%42%3%5%139
Missouri57%38%1%4%126
New Hampshire57%38%1%3%107
New Jersey49%45%3%3%215
New York43%51%3%3%582
North Carolina46%52%1%2%165
Ohio52%42%4%3%194
Oregon47%48%1%4%146
Pennsylvania51%43%2%5%291
Texas48%45%4%3%407
Vermont35%53%5%7%133
Virginia50%44%4%3%193
Washington47%46%4%3%230
Wisconsin50%46%< 1%3%147
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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