Sources of guidance on right and wrong 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 sources of guidance on right and wrong

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

Metro areaReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area43%9%39%7%2%286
Baltimore Metro Area33%9%53%1%4%124
Boston Metro Area13%13%60%11%3%245
Chicago Metro Area29%10%50%9%3%436
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area47%9%36%7%1%360
Detroit Metro Area33%8%50%6%3%198
Houston Metro Area39%12%40%9%1%288
Los Angeles Metro Area28%14%44%13%1%496
Miami Metro Area33%15%40%11%1%192
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area30%13%46%7%3%196
New York City Metro Area23%14%53%8%2%729
Philadelphia Metro Area25%10%51%13%1%364
Phoenix Metro Area38%10%44%7%1%259
Pittsburgh Metro Area26%7%56%8%2%144
Providence Metro Area26%11%49%10%4%184
Riverside, CA Metro Area38%7%45%9%2%184
San Diego Metro Area36%20%35%8%1%156
San Francisco Metro Area16%21%49%10%3%174
Seattle Metro Area29%13%48%10%< 1%162
St. Louis Metro Area39%10%41%8%2%151
Tampa Metro Area22%13%53%8%4%162
Washington, DC Metro Area33%12%44%9%3%375
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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