State among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year by views about size of government (2014) Switch to: Views about size of government among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe several times a year by state

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Views about size of governmentAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingSample size
Smaller government; fewer services1%< 1%1%1%12%2%1%< 1%< 1%5%2%< 1%< 1%4%2%2%1%1%1%< 1%2%2%3%2%1%2%< 1%1%1%< 1%3%1%5%3%< 1%4%1%1%5%< 1%2%< 1%2%7%1%< 1%3%2%< 1%3%< 1%2,486
Bigger government; more services1%< 1%2%1%16%2%1%< 1%< 1%7%3%1%< 1%5%1%1%< 1%1%2%< 1%3%3%3%1%1%1%< 1%1%1%< 1%3%< 1%8%3%< 1%3%1%1%3%< 1%1%< 1%1%7%1%< 1%3%2%< 1%2%< 1%1,742
Depends1%< 1%1%< 1%16%2%1%1%< 1%4%2%< 1%< 1%5%4%< 1%2%< 1%4%< 1%3%< 1%6%2%< 1%1%< 1%2%< 1%< 1%7%< 1%7%< 1%< 1%6%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%2%1%< 1%10%< 1%< 1%1%4%< 1%1%< 1%123
Don't know1%< 1%< 1%< 1%4%3%2%< 1%< 1%11%3%< 1%2%2%2%3%3%1%1%1%3%3%3%< 1%2%1%< 1%1%1%1%2%1%1%6%< 1%4%1%< 1%5%< 1%< 1%< 1%4%10%3%1%2%2%1%< 1%< 1%151
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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