Belief in God among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by belief in God

% of adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services who say they…

Belief in absolute standards for right and wrongBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
There are clear standards for what is right and wrong69%18%4%1%7%1%3,053
Right or wrong depends on the situation55%23%7%1%13%2%10,012
Neither/both equally65%22%2%4%4%4%132
Don't know59%26%2%3%8%2%142
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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