Christians among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by views about size of government (2014) Switch to: Views about size of government among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by religion

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who are…

Views about size of governmentChristianAll Non-ChristiansSample size
Smaller government; fewer services65%35%8,285
Bigger government; more services63%37%5,851
Depends64%36%476
Don't know63%37%578
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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