Views about size of government among adults who read scripture at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who read scripture at least once a week by views about size of government

% of adults who read scripture at least once a week who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama57%38%2%2%295
Arizona62%31%3%5%246
Arkansas53%42%1%4%162
California45%48%4%4%1,084
Colorado69%28%2%1%152
Florida46%45%5%4%702
Georgia53%42%2%3%473
Idaho75%21%4%1%132
Illinois55%39%3%3%409
Indiana59%33%4%5%247
Iowa69%29%< 1%1%104
Kansas75%22%2%1%109
Kentucky58%33%5%3%202
Louisiana48%45%3%4%229
Maryland50%42%2%6%220
Massachusetts37%50%3%9%110
Michigan61%32%2%4%332
Minnesota69%24%2%5%168
Mississippi56%38%4%3%192
Missouri73%22%2%4%257
Montana79%13%5%3%106
New Jersey40%56%2%3%231
New Mexico46%44%4%6%115
New York37%57%3%3%511
North Carolina58%34%3%6%458
Ohio61%31%3%5%429
Oklahoma63%30%3%4%193
Oregon67%26%2%5%121
Pennsylvania62%31%3%4%432
South Carolina54%38%3%6%252
Tennessee58%37%1%4%368
Texas49%44%3%4%1,103
Utah74%21%1%3%171
Virginia57%39%2%3%356
Washington63%30%3%4%218
West Virginia65%25%4%6%136
Wisconsin72%23%3%2%156
Wyoming74%18%3%5%115
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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