Income distribution among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by household income

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who have a household income of…

Metro areaLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Atlanta Metro Area18%20%33%30%261
Baltimore Metro Area16%20%41%23%109
Boston Metro Area22%12%32%34%203
Chicago Metro Area20%22%32%25%372
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area21%22%33%24%327
Detroit Metro Area33%23%25%18%172
Houston Metro Area23%14%33%31%259
Los Angeles Metro Area27%12%28%33%429
Miami Metro Area21%23%30%26%158
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area19%16%34%32%171
New York City Metro Area15%16%35%34%611
Philadelphia Metro Area24%17%31%28%321
Phoenix Metro Area28%21%33%18%230
Pittsburgh Metro Area34%26%20%19%120
Providence Metro Area17%23%38%22%154
Riverside, CA Metro Area25%26%31%18%162
San Diego Metro Area30%8%30%32%135
San Francisco Metro Area21%13%28%37%154
Seattle Metro Area25%18%25%32%140
St. Louis Metro Area22%22%31%24%135
Tampa Metro Area27%31%24%18%140
Washington, DC Metro Area13%18%31%38%334
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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