Views about size of government among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by views about size of government

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alaska43%53%3%1%141
Arizona55%40%3%2%223
California45%47%4%3%1,621
Colorado47%46%4%3%221
Connecticut50%43%4%3%180
Delaware54%41%4%1%115
District of Columbia18%79%3%< 1%142
Florida45%47%3%4%731
Georgia49%42%5%5%232
Hawaii50%45%4%1%141
Idaho59%33%5%2%104
Illinois48%43%5%4%472
Indiana52%40%3%5%171
Kentucky50%41%6%3%112
Louisiana60%35%1%4%104
Maine52%40%3%5%142
Maryland44%49%1%6%255
Massachusetts49%47%1%3%391
Michigan55%39%3%4%321
Minnesota48%47%3%2%211
Missouri57%38%2%3%196
Montana64%28%< 1%8%118
Nevada63%30%5%3%137
New Hampshire58%39%1%2%146
New Jersey50%41%4%5%341
New Mexico40%56%3%1%121
New York40%54%3%3%847
North Carolina47%49%3%1%289
North Dakota57%39%3%1%100
Ohio58%35%4%3%314
Oklahoma56%38%3%3%100
Oregon45%50%2%3%180
Pennsylvania50%43%3%4%471
Rhode Island50%43%5%2%133
Tennessee49%47%1%3%129
Texas52%40%4%4%663
Vermont39%53%5%4%176
Virginia53%41%4%2%298
Washington42%50%3%5%314
Wisconsin49%47%2%2%206
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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