Party affiliation among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by views about size of government (2014) Switch to: Views about size of government among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by political party

% of adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong who identify as…

Views about size of governmentRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Smaller government; fewer services70%13%17%8,496
Bigger government; more services21%20%58%3,053
Depends24%29%46%294
Don't know22%35%43%363
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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