Views about size of government among adults with some college education by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with some college education by views about size of government

% of adults with some college education who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama62%32%4%2%157
Alaska67%31%< 1%2%102
Arizona62%35%1%3%207
California51%40%4%5%994
Colorado56%39%3%1%148
Florida53%39%4%3%572
Georgia57%35%4%5%248
Hawaii60%34%4%2%113
Idaho77%17%4%2%113
Illinois51%41%3%5%363
Indiana59%35%4%1%171
Iowa59%37%2%3%104
Kentucky51%34%8%7%110
Louisiana55%38%4%3%122
Maryland56%40%2%2%151
Massachusetts43%48%5%5%147
Michigan60%32%4%4%313
Minnesota65%28%3%5%155
Mississippi56%38%4%1%112
Missouri70%23%3%4%186
Nebraska63%33%1%4%100
Nevada62%31%4%2%105
New Jersey46%43%5%6%206
New York46%49%2%3%509
North Carolina53%39%3%4%293
North Dakota75%19%3%3%111
Ohio62%30%3%5%301
Oklahoma65%30%5%< 1%106
Oregon57%39%1%3%127
Pennsylvania55%38%2%5%326
South Carolina58%34%3%5%134
Tennessee63%32%1%4%171
Texas55%36%4%4%707
Utah66%26%4%5%101
Virginia58%38%3%1%170
Washington60%33%3%5%228
Wisconsin71%25%3%2%183
Wyoming71%19%3%7%122
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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