Views about size of government among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by views about size of government

% of adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama56%39%3%2%380
Alaska63%35%< 1%2%178
Arizona58%35%3%4%404
Arkansas54%41%1%4%202
California43%49%4%4%2,151
Colorado53%40%5%3%288
Connecticut57%40%2%1%188
Delaware55%36%4%5%167
District of Columbia21%71%3%5%153
Florida46%45%5%4%1,255
Georgia52%41%3%4%648
Hawaii50%41%6%2%195
Idaho69%27%2%1%207
Illinois53%41%3%3%749
Indiana57%37%3%3%388
Iowa63%32%2%4%185
Kansas70%22%2%6%195
Kentucky58%35%4%3%278
Louisiana50%43%3%4%307
Maine67%26%2%5%148
Maryland49%44%2%5%368
Massachusetts45%46%3%5%324
Michigan59%33%4%3%575
Minnesota60%32%3%4%328
Mississippi56%38%3%3%219
Missouri63%30%3%4%386
Montana71%21%4%4%171
Nebraska69%26%1%4%188
Nevada55%38%5%2%195
New Hampshire65%29%2%4%147
New Jersey44%48%4%4%507
New Mexico49%44%4%3%192
New York40%53%4%3%1,019
North Carolina53%40%3%4%684
North Dakota68%25%1%5%189
Ohio59%33%3%5%683
Oklahoma63%31%3%3%259
Oregon56%36%2%6%238
Pennsylvania59%34%3%5%781
Rhode Island51%36%7%5%168
South Carolina56%36%2%5%352
South Dakota67%28%3%2%195
Tennessee61%31%3%4%476
Texas48%45%4%4%1,633
Utah73%24%1%3%221
Vermont48%44%4%4%153
Virginia55%39%2%3%512
Washington56%35%5%5%406
West Virginia54%35%5%6%204
Wisconsin64%32%2%2%323
Wyoming74%19%2%5%193
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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