Views about size of government among adults in the West by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults in the West by views about size of government

% of adults in the West who would rather have…

Religious traditionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Buddhist41%51%3%5%113
Catholic38%57%3%2%1,660
Evangelical Protestant62%32%3%3%1,819
Historically Black Protestant29%64%3%4%143
Jewish42%47%4%6%181
Mainline Protestant58%35%3%3%1,141
Mormon79%17%2%2%480
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")46%46%4%4%2,388
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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