Views about size of government among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by views about size of government

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama56%40%2%1%419
Alaska65%31%< 1%4%167
Arizona63%32%2%3%412
Arkansas54%42%< 1%3%234
California48%46%4%3%1,965
Colorado61%31%3%4%270
Connecticut57%41%2%< 1%192
Delaware49%41%5%5%183
District of Columbia27%64%4%5%155
Florida49%42%4%5%1,285
Georgia51%44%2%3%713
Hawaii51%40%5%4%181
Idaho70%25%2%3%208
Illinois55%40%2%3%818
Indiana61%31%5%3%425
Iowa63%32%1%5%219
Kansas69%25%2%4%206
Kentucky54%36%5%4%329
Louisiana52%43%3%3%342
Maine62%26%6%6%154
Maryland51%42%2%5%388
Massachusetts49%40%5%6%282
Michigan58%35%4%3%624
Minnesota62%30%3%5%340
Mississippi54%41%2%3%254
Missouri62%31%2%4%444
Montana71%22%4%3%192
Nebraska76%21%< 1%3%213
Nevada62%34%3%1%177
New Hampshire71%23%3%3%132
New Jersey45%48%3%5%500
New Mexico50%43%3%4%188
New York41%53%3%4%1,060
North Carolina53%39%3%5%732
North Dakota72%22%1%4%229
Ohio61%32%3%5%771
Oklahoma60%33%3%4%289
Oregon60%34%1%5%218
Pennsylvania59%34%3%4%865
Rhode Island57%34%1%8%180
South Carolina57%38%2%4%376
South Dakota73%23%3%1%213
Tennessee59%34%2%5%524
Texas49%44%3%4%1,774
Utah75%20%1%4%202
Vermont58%37%2%4%121
Virginia61%35%2%3%555
Washington59%32%5%3%382
West Virginia56%33%5%5%234
Wisconsin66%29%2%2%349
Wyoming77%16%1%5%219
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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