Belief in God among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area 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…

Metro areaBelieve 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
Atlanta Metro Area78%13%3%< 1%6%< 1%192
Baltimore Metro Area52%18%9%< 1%17%4%109
Boston Metro Area39%24%8%1%24%4%206
Chicago Metro Area55%27%7%1%9%2%377
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area66%22%5%1%5%1%251
Detroit Metro Area67%20%4%< 1%7%2%151
Houston Metro Area68%23%3%1%4%1%195
Los Angeles Metro Area52%26%7%2%11%2%507
Miami Metro Area58%23%6%1%10%2%253
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area48%24%11%< 1%16%1%125
New York City Metro Area58%21%6%1%12%2%925
Philadelphia Metro Area62%18%5%< 1%12%2%304
Phoenix Metro Area52%26%7%< 1%12%3%123
Providence Metro Area36%30%8%< 1%23%2%139
Riverside, CA Metro Area63%20%6%1%9%< 1%165
San Diego Metro Area49%27%10%< 1%13%2%140
San Francisco Metro Area41%19%10%3%25%2%260
Seattle Metro Area38%20%8%< 1%29%5%142
St. Louis Metro Area67%20%6%< 1%7%< 1%104
Tampa Metro Area62%24%5%< 1%8%1%131
Washington, DC Metro Area54%20%7%< 1%15%3%483
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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