Christians among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by views about size of government (2014) Switch to: Views about size of government among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by religion

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who are…

Views about size of governmentChristianAll Non-ChristiansSample size
Smaller government; fewer services89%11%6,038
Bigger government; more services83%17%3,046
Depends89%11%199
Don't know91%9%259
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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