Racial and ethnic composition 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 race/ethnicity

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who identify as…

Metro areaWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Atlanta Metro Area74%14%1%5%6%280
Baltimore Metro Area80%13%1%3%3%123
Boston Metro Area92%1%2%3%3%237
Chicago Metro Area73%6%4%15%2%424
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area69%9%2%16%5%354
Detroit Metro Area78%13%1%3%5%194
Houston Metro Area66%10%3%18%4%285
Los Angeles Metro Area49%4%16%29%2%484
Miami Metro Area53%9%1%35%3%191
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area87%3%1%4%4%191
New York City Metro Area71%9%9%10%1%708
Philadelphia Metro Area82%7%3%5%3%360
Phoenix Metro Area77%1%2%18%3%251
Pittsburgh Metro Area95%2%< 1%1%2%142
Providence Metro Area92%2%< 1%2%3%181
Riverside, CA Metro Area62%2%7%26%4%182
San Diego Metro Area64%2%17%12%5%150
San Francisco Metro Area57%1%21%18%3%170
Seattle Metro Area79%3%10%6%2%157
St. Louis Metro Area85%11%1%2%1%149
Tampa Metro Area80%9%1%6%4%159
Washington, DC Metro Area69%14%6%7%4%370
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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