Views about size of government among third generation immigrants or higher by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among third generation immigrants or higher by views about size of government

% of third generation immigrants or higher who would rather have…

Religious traditionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Buddhist44%44%5%7%163
Catholic60%34%2%4%4,670
Evangelical Protestant68%26%3%3%7,359
Historically Black Protestant24%70%2%4%1,697
Jehovah's Witness41%40%2%16%170
Jewish38%55%3%3%567
Mainline Protestant61%31%4%4%5,296
Mormon79%17%2%2%572
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")49%44%3%4%5,780
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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