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

% of adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing several times a year who would rather have…

Religious traditionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Catholic48%48%2%2%793
Evangelical Protestant59%34%2%5%499
Historically Black Protestant22%71%1%6%127
Jewish45%47%4%5%127
Mainline Protestant57%38%2%3%635
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")46%48%2%4%816
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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