Views about size of government among women by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among women by views about size of government

% of women who would rather have…

Religious traditionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Buddhist25%64%5%6%126
Catholic43%51%3%4%3,776
Evangelical Protestant56%37%3%4%4,532
Historically Black Protestant20%74%2%4%1,098
Jehovah's Witness29%49%5%17%158
Jewish33%61%3%3%419
Mainline Protestant52%40%3%4%3,305
Mormon72%23%2%3%317
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")38%55%3%4%3,085
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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