Belief in God among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition 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…

Religious traditionBelieve 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
Buddhist33%24%6%< 1%34%3%134
Catholic59%32%6%1%2%1%2,884
Evangelical Protestant83%14%2%1%< 1%< 1%2,210
Hindu43%29%12%< 1%14%2%103
Historically Black Protestant89%9%1%1%< 1%< 1%1,326
Jehovah's Witness91%8%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%109
Jewish34%25%13%< 1%23%5%442
Mainline Protestant65%26%5%1%2%1%1,908
Mormon74%20%4%< 1%1%1%119
Muslim85%10%4%< 1%1%< 1%163
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")27%22%11%< 1%36%4%3,419
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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