Belief in God among women by views about size of government (2014) Switch to: Views about size of government among women by belief in God

% of women who say they…

Views about size of governmentBelieve 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
Smaller government; fewer services74%16%3%< 1%5%1%8,483
Bigger government; more services64%21%5%1%8%1%7,606
Depends67%17%6%1%5%5%632
Don't know70%15%3%2%5%4%836
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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