Racial and ethnic composition 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 race/ethnicity

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

Views about size of governmentWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Smaller government; fewer services83%4%2%7%4%5,966
Bigger government; more services51%19%5%22%4%3,025
Depends57%15%1%20%6%196
Don't know76%9%1%12%2%256
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