Views about size of government among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by views about size of government

% of adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong who would rather have…

Religious traditionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Catholic59%36%2%3%2,385
Evangelical Protestant76%20%2%3%4,563
Historically Black Protestant31%61%3%4%585
Jehovah's Witness31%46%3%19%140
Jewish59%37%2%2%188
Mainline Protestant72%22%2%4%2,013
Mormon86%11%1%1%382
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")56%39%3%3%1,520
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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