Generational cohort among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by generational group

% of adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services who are…

StateYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Alabama19%12%33%25%11%< 1%161
Alaska16%15%30%30%8%< 1%108
Arizona19%14%32%25%10%< 1%208
Arkansas21%14%24%33%8%1%123
California17%19%29%28%8%< 1%1,602
Colorado18%20%26%27%8%1%184
Connecticut21%14%30%27%7%1%148
Delaware22%9%28%27%14%< 1%125
District of Columbia12%28%29%25%5%1%199
Florida17%15%27%27%12%2%817
Georgia21%16%30%26%7%1%363
Hawaii19%19%20%34%6%2%123
Illinois18%14%30%27%9%1%502
Indiana17%21%21%28%11%2%228
Iowa23%18%20%29%10%1%109
Kentucky13%17%29%36%6%1%156
Louisiana20%15%26%31%8%1%176
Maryland13%22%27%29%9%< 1%296
Massachusetts21%16%31%23%8%1%306
Michigan16%18%26%32%8%< 1%349
Minnesota20%16%21%31%11%1%194
Mississippi16%17%31%31%6%< 1%115
Missouri17%15%24%37%7%< 1%196
Nevada19%15%29%27%8%2%102
New Hampshire17%13%29%29%12%< 1%101
New Jersey13%16%32%29%7%2%369
New Mexico12%20%29%30%8%< 1%131
New York17%18%26%29%9%1%914
North Carolina17%18%28%29%8%1%372
Ohio16%16%26%30%12%< 1%359
Oklahoma15%20%27%30%7%2%120
Oregon10%14%28%39%9%1%158
Pennsylvania21%13%27%29%9%1%467
Rhode Island18%8%22%44%6%1%121
South Carolina21%15%29%25%10%1%180
Tennessee15%18%25%32%9%1%204
Texas17%19%30%24%9%1%997
Vermont15%13%32%28%11%< 1%132
Virginia13%21%28%28%10%< 1%305
Washington18%16%30%27%8%1%271
Wisconsin22%15%24%30%8%1%197
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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