Share of people who think their religion should be a source of law by faith U.S. 2019

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 3, 2023

This statistic shows the share of people who say that their religion should be a source of law in the United States in 2019, by faith. During the survey, 17 percent of White Evangelicals said that their religions should be the main source of the law in the United States.

Share of people who say their religion should be a source of law in the United States in 2019, by faith

Characteristic	Main source of law	Some source of law	Not source of law
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Release date

April 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January 8 to 28, 2019

Number of respondents

2,376 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: I am going to read you a few statements, please tell me which one comes closer to your point of vies: Your religion should be the MAIN source of American law. Your religion should be a source of American law but not the only source. Your religion should NOT be a source of American law.
The source doesn't mention why the values don't add up to 100 percent.

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