Importance of religion in one's life 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 importance of religion

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who say religion is…

Religious traditionVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Buddhist35%45%13%6%2%102
Catholic56%33%9%2%< 1%3,868
Evangelical Protestant80%17%2%1%1%5,851
Historically Black Protestant82%14%2%2%< 1%454
Jewish37%34%22%7%< 1%336
Mainline Protestant53%34%10%2%1%3,687
Mormon87%10%2%< 1%< 1%524
Orthodox Christian53%32%14%2%< 1%120
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")11%23%27%39%1%3,541
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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