Age distribution among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by age group

% of adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services who are ages…

Metro area18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Atlanta Metro Area29%41%21%9%189
Baltimore Metro Area26%34%27%13%107
Boston Metro Area32%37%19%11%203
Chicago Metro Area25%39%24%13%367
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area23%43%23%10%244
Detroit Metro Area23%40%26%11%149
Houston Metro Area29%43%19%9%191
Los Angeles Metro Area29%36%24%11%498
Miami Metro Area25%38%20%17%248
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area30%34%23%14%123
New York City Metro Area25%38%23%14%898
Philadelphia Metro Area26%32%26%16%299
Phoenix Metro Area26%45%19%10%122
Providence Metro Area22%33%30%15%137
Riverside, CA Metro Area30%37%22%11%164
San Diego Metro Area31%40%19%10%140
San Francisco Metro Area25%36%27%13%252
Seattle Metro Area33%36%21%9%142
St. Louis Metro Area23%33%33%11%101
Tampa Metro Area22%35%23%21%129
Washington, DC Metro Area25%40%25%10%473
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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