Christians among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by frequency of reading scripture (2014) Switch to: Frequency of reading scripture among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by religion

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are…

Frequency of reading scriptureChristianAll Non-ChristiansSample size
At least once a week92%8%7,326
Once or twice a month86%14%1,900
Several times a year78%22%1,593
Seldom/never55%45%8,232
Don't know72%28%135
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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