Views about same-sex marriage among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by views about size of government (2014) Switch to: Views about size of government among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by views about same-sex marriage

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who …same-sex marriage

Views about size of governmentStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Smaller government; fewer services58%34%8%8,285
Bigger government; more services69%24%7%5,851
Depends64%19%18%476
Don't know60%21%19%578
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