Views about size of government among college graduates by state (2014) Switch to: State among college graduates by views about size of government

% of college graduates who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama70%21%2%7%109
Arizona69%24%3%4%157
California50%44%3%4%1,000
Colorado58%33%5%4%146
Connecticut52%44%2%2%104
Florida56%39%3%2%479
Georgia67%28%4%2%224
Illinois59%35%4%2%351
Indiana58%33%3%5%134
Louisiana70%25%2%3%115
Maryland43%49%2%6%173
Massachusetts44%45%5%5%215
Michigan62%32%5%2%227
Minnesota58%37%4%1%182
Missouri64%31%2%3%160
New Jersey46%50%2%2%227
New York41%52%4%3%499
North Carolina55%38%4%3%250
Ohio64%28%4%4%264
Oregon48%45%2%4%119
Pennsylvania64%31%1%4%319
South Carolina64%32%2%2%111
Tennessee68%25%3%4%146
Texas60%34%2%4%609
Virginia66%28%2%4%291
Washington55%39%4%2%207
Wisconsin55%40%4%< 1%141
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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