Views about size of government among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by views about size of government

% of adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week who would rather have…

Religious traditionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Buddhist37%51%4%8%166
Catholic46%47%3%3%4,173
Evangelical Protestant65%28%3%3%6,541
Historically Black Protestant24%69%3%4%1,423
Jehovah's Witness32%48%3%16%203
Jewish40%53%5%2%320
Mainline Protestant59%33%4%4%3,532
Mormon78%20%1%1%545
Muslim18%77%3%2%152
Orthodox Christian64%35%1%1%103
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")45%47%4%4%3,048
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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