Views about size of government among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by views about size of government

% of adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation who would rather have…

Marital statusSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Married50%43%3%4%10,141
Living with a partner40%54%3%4%1,571
Divorced/separated41%52%3%4%3,090
Widowed44%44%5%6%2,034
Never married40%55%2%3%5,016
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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