Views about size of government among adults in the West by race/ethnicity (2014) Switch to: Racial and ethnic composition among adults in the West by views about size of government

% of adults in the West who would rather have…

Racial and ethnic compositionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
White61%31%4%4%5,668
Black27%66%3%4%321
Asian42%54%2%1%394
Latino32%63%3%3%1,474
Other/Mixed47%43%5%4%499
Note: Whites, blacks, Asians and those in the other/mixed category include only those who are not Latinos. Latinos include people of all races.

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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