Age distribution among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by age group

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who are ages…

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alabama18%32%29%21%304
Alaska22%36%29%13%175
Arizona20%32%26%21%404
Arkansas17%36%26%21%166
California21%35%25%19%1,741
Colorado18%35%28%18%272
Connecticut15%32%33%20%185
Delaware17%32%31%19%143
Florida16%29%30%25%1,014
Georgia19%35%27%19%515
Hawaii20%32%28%20%155
Idaho22%35%27%17%204
Illinois19%34%28%20%709
Indiana18%36%27%18%376
Iowa16%33%28%23%200
Kansas17%39%25%19%203
Kentucky19%34%27%20%242
Louisiana21%35%23%21%261
Maine16%33%29%22%180
Maryland19%35%28%17%293
Massachusetts16%31%33%20%317
Michigan18%31%28%22%534
Minnesota18%40%26%16%325
Mississippi17%32%27%24%177
Missouri21%32%26%22%395
Montana17%29%31%23%208
Nebraska17%37%26%20%201
Nevada19%38%25%18%189
New Hampshire20%31%30%19%174
New Jersey17%30%30%23%423
New Mexico16%31%32%20%151
New York17%33%30%21%867
North Carolina17%37%28%19%557
North Dakota22%31%30%17%229
Ohio18%33%30%19%665
Oklahoma21%32%26%22%238
Oregon19%37%25%20%225
Pennsylvania16%32%30%22%783
Rhode Island19%37%24%21%154
South Carolina19%30%31%20%264
South Dakota15%30%34%20%206
Tennessee20%35%25%20%398
Texas22%35%26%17%1,302
Utah24%36%27%13%217
Vermont16%25%34%24%141
Virginia20%36%28%17%496
Washington17%37%26%20%378
West Virginia12%30%37%21%184
Wisconsin14%37%29%19%360
Wyoming17%36%31%15%228
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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