Immigrant status 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 immigrant status

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

Religious traditionImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Buddhist19%22%58%100
Catholic13%15%72%3,841
Evangelical Protestant5%6%89%5,807
Historically Black Protestant5%5%90%449
Jewish16%20%64%334
Mainline Protestant4%6%90%3,661
Mormon3%7%90%523
Orthodox Christian38%21%40%120
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")9%12%79%3,491
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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