Sources of guidance on right and wrong among second generation immigrants by views about size of government (2014) Switch to: Views about size of government among second generation immigrants by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of second generation immigrants who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Views about size of governmentReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Smaller government; fewer services28%13%48%9%2%1,750
Bigger government; more services23%16%45%14%1%1,406
Depends25%12%48%9%6%115
Don't know28%13%41%9%9%124
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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