Views about size of government among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by views about size of government

% of who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama60%33%4%3%264
Arizona68%30%1%1%219
Arkansas55%42%< 1%2%147
California45%48%4%3%1,027
Colorado68%30%1%1%150
Florida50%42%4%4%632
Georgia54%42%2%2%426
Idaho75%20%3%2%120
Illinois54%41%2%3%403
Indiana61%33%4%2%242
Iowa70%29%< 1%1%119
Kansas78%20%1%1%115
Kentucky61%33%3%3%190
Louisiana55%40%2%3%201
Maryland51%42%2%5%211
Massachusetts46%47%3%4%111
Michigan64%29%3%3%332
Minnesota69%24%1%6%164
Mississippi59%37%2%2%161
Missouri73%21%3%3%240
Nebraska78%19%< 1%3%113
New Jersey46%50%< 1%4%249
New Mexico54%38%5%4%107
New York39%54%3%4%496
North Carolina57%37%2%4%428
North Dakota74%22%< 1%4%113
Ohio66%27%3%4%389
Oklahoma62%30%4%4%159
Oregon67%26%2%5%111
Pennsylvania62%31%2%4%474
South Carolina59%35%3%3%230
South Dakota76%19%3%2%109
Tennessee62%30%2%6%326
Texas51%42%3%3%1,052
Utah78%19%1%3%141
Virginia61%35%2%3%318
Washington61%31%3%4%204
West Virginia64%25%5%6%143
Wisconsin73%24%2%2%197
Wyoming74%19%1%5%118
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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