Region among adults who do not believe in God by views about size of government (2014) Switch to: Views about size of government among adults who do not believe in God by region

% of adults who do not believe in God who are in…

Views about size of governmentNortheastSouthMidwestWestSample size
Smaller government; fewer services21%29%22%28%1,385
Bigger government; more services26%26%18%30%1,788
Depends19%25%15%41%116
Don't know30%26%16%28%125
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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