Generational cohort among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by generational group

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are…

Religious traditionYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Buddhist19%20%24%29%8%< 1%100
Catholic9%8%27%38%16%2%3,786
Evangelical Protestant9%10%28%36%15%1%5,733
Historically Black Protestant11%16%32%29%10%1%449
Jewish11%10%28%34%15%2%326
Mainline Protestant8%9%26%37%18%2%3,606
Mormon12%17%33%26%11%1%516
Orthodox Christian12%16%31%31%9%1%115
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")20%20%29%24%6%< 1%3,484
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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