Views about size of government among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by views about size of government

% of adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama55%37%5%4%232
Alaska55%41%1%2%159
Arizona61%33%3%3%349
Arkansas51%44%2%4%141
California43%48%5%3%1,849
Colorado50%41%7%3%251
Connecticut49%43%6%3%169
Delaware52%37%7%5%117
District of Columbia23%69%2%5%133
Florida49%44%3%3%960
Georgia53%40%4%3%470
Hawaii48%43%4%5%159
Idaho61%33%4%2%156
Illinois51%42%4%3%588
Indiana59%35%3%2%294
Iowa53%41%3%4%140
Kansas70%24%2%4%133
Kentucky55%37%6%3%193
Louisiana53%40%2%5%206
Maine56%35%3%6%127
Maryland45%46%2%7%292
Massachusetts45%45%4%6%336
Michigan55%36%4%5%430
Minnesota56%36%2%5%265
Mississippi58%37%2%3%141
Missouri62%33%2%4%299
Montana65%26%3%6%152
Nebraska67%30%1%2%128
Nevada55%39%5%1%165
New Hampshire63%32%1%4%139
New Jersey43%49%3%5%387
New Mexico39%51%6%4%161
New York39%54%3%4%928
North Carolina52%42%2%3%473
North Dakota71%21%3%5%148
Ohio59%33%3%5%504
Oklahoma56%37%4%3%175
Oregon55%38%1%6%220
Pennsylvania59%33%3%4%621
Rhode Island50%34%10%6%115
South Carolina55%36%3%6%239
South Dakota64%29%4%3%147
Tennessee54%38%2%5%324
Texas47%46%4%4%1,226
Utah71%23%3%3%165
Vermont48%44%4%4%159
Virginia54%40%3%3%442
Washington52%40%3%5%359
West Virginia56%32%7%5%141
Wisconsin61%35%2%2%255
Wyoming71%24%2%3%152
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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