Views about size of government among adults with a household income of $50,000-$99,999 by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with a household income of $50,000-$99,999 by views about size of government

% of adults with a household income of $50,000-$99,999 who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama73%23%2%2%116
Arizona66%32%2%< 1%178
California52%40%4%4%792
Colorado60%33%3%3%125
Florida56%37%4%3%470
Georgia65%30%3%2%235
Illinois60%35%2%3%348
Indiana65%29%2%4%165
Iowa61%37%2%1%104
Kentucky66%31%1%1%111
Louisiana74%20%5%1%111
Maryland56%37%1%6%171
Massachusetts57%40%1%2%166
Michigan63%34%3%1%267
Minnesota61%29%3%8%167
Missouri70%22%2%6%147
Montana71%26%2%1%100
New Jersey56%37%4%2%206
New York51%41%3%5%488
North Carolina64%31%4%1%272
North Dakota71%25%2%2%102
Ohio67%27%3%3%274
Oregon59%35%1%5%105
Pennsylvania61%33%2%3%301
South Carolina65%27%4%3%127
Tennessee71%22%< 1%7%157
Texas62%33%3%2%595
Virginia64%32%3%1%234
Washington59%39%< 1%1%171
Wisconsin74%24%< 1%2%189
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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