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

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

Religious traditionAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Buddhist20%8%11%61%< 1%102
Catholic24%11%11%54%1%3,868
Evangelical Protestant65%11%7%16%1%5,851
Historically Black Protestant59%14%7%19%1%454
Jewish18%7%13%62%1%336
Mainline Protestant30%13%12%45%1%3,687
Mormon82%6%3%9%1%524
Orthodox Christian29%11%11%47%1%120
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")9%5%6%80%< 1%3,541
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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