Views about size of government among adults with a post-graduate degree by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults with a post-graduate degree by views about size of government

% of adults with a post-graduate degree who would rather have…

Religious traditionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Catholic60%34%3%3%1,128
Evangelical Protestant71%25%2%1%959
Hindu47%49%4%1%104
Historically Black Protestant23%73%2%3%193
Jewish41%55%2%2%326
Mainline Protestant54%38%5%3%1,269
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")37%56%3%3%1,382
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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