Parent of children under 18 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 parental status

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

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama29%71%165
Alaska37%63%107
Arizona29%71%208
Arkansas31%69%124
California34%66%1,631
Colorado32%68%185
Connecticut23%77%151
Delaware37%63%126
District of Columbia23%77%209
Florida29%71%825
Georgia33%67%370
Hawaii32%68%123
Illinois29%71%512
Indiana30%70%228
Iowa28%72%110
Kentucky20%80%157
Louisiana39%61%176
Maryland25%75%299
Massachusetts25%75%313
Michigan34%66%353
Minnesota25%75%196
Mississippi33%67%114
Missouri26%74%201
Nevada26%74%104
New Hampshire24%76%102
New Jersey36%64%381
New Mexico28%72%133
New York25%75%945
North Carolina31%69%378
Ohio30%70%363
Oklahoma35%65%121
Oregon29%71%158
Pennsylvania31%69%472
Rhode Island14%86%124
South Carolina30%70%184
Tennessee30%70%206
Texas40%60%1,009
Vermont26%74%134
Virginia30%70%307
Washington25%75%273
Wisconsin26%74%200
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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