Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Metro areaReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area46%10%32%10%3%192
Baltimore Metro Area26%15%41%16%3%109
Boston Metro Area18%6%50%25%1%206
Chicago Metro Area26%15%46%13%< 1%377
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area37%9%43%10%1%251
Detroit Metro Area22%5%56%16%1%151
Houston Metro Area44%6%39%10%1%195
Los Angeles Metro Area29%14%41%14%3%507
Miami Metro Area29%11%49%11%< 1%253
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area18%14%53%12%3%125
New York City Metro Area28%15%44%12%2%925
Philadelphia Metro Area27%12%44%16%1%304
Phoenix Metro Area24%12%44%17%3%123
Providence Metro Area18%10%59%12%< 1%139
Riverside, CA Metro Area37%11%42%8%1%165
San Diego Metro Area25%14%48%12%1%140
San Francisco Metro Area15%19%48%14%4%260
Seattle Metro Area19%20%40%19%2%142
St. Louis Metro Area23%16%52%4%5%104
Tampa Metro Area23%9%52%15%1%131
Washington, DC Metro Area31%13%37%17%2%483
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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