Income distribution among adults in the West by views about size of government (2014) Switch to: Views about size of government among adults in the West by household income

% of adults in the West who have a household income of…

Views about size of governmentLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Smaller government; fewer services25%21%29%24%4,103
Bigger government; more services43%20%21%16%2,876
Depends36%20%24%20%247
Don't know38%21%24%17%245
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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