Views about size of government among adults who meditate at least once a week by political ideology (2014) Switch to: Political ideology among adults who meditate at least once a week by views about size of government

% of adults who meditate at least once a week who would rather have…

Political ideologySmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Conservative67%29%2%3%6,113
Moderate49%42%5%5%4,593
Liberal29%63%4%3%3,328
Don't know35%45%7%14%824
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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