Views about size of government among who do not believe in Heaven by religious attendance (2014) Switch to: Attendance at religious services among who do not believe in Heaven by views about size of government

% of who do not believe in Heaven who would rather have…

Attendance at religious servicesSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
At least once a week51%44%3%3%933
Once or twice a month/a few times a year44%50%4%3%2,120
Seldom/never48%45%4%3%4,893
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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