Views about size of government among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by views about size of government

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who would rather have…

Religious traditionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Catholic51%43%3%3%4,775
Evangelical Protestant65%29%3%3%7,594
Historically Black Protestant24%70%3%4%1,694
Jehovah's Witness31%51%4%14%221
Jewish44%49%3%3%277
Mainline Protestant60%33%3%4%3,989
Mormon79%18%1%1%576
Muslim20%74%4%2%192
Orthodox Christian61%38%1%1%113
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")47%46%3%4%1,805
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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