Educational distribution among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by educational group

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

StateHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Alabama58%28%8%6%163
Alaska45%30%12%14%107
Arizona47%34%10%10%208
Arkansas54%33%9%4%124
California48%26%15%11%1,624
Colorado34%32%17%17%184
Connecticut43%21%19%17%151
Delaware47%29%12%12%126
District of Columbia34%18%25%23%206
Florida50%28%13%9%826
Georgia56%25%10%9%366
Hawaii41%26%18%15%123
Illinois43%30%15%12%509
Indiana47%31%13%9%227
Iowa41%34%15%10%109
Kentucky54%27%8%11%155
Louisiana60%27%9%4%176
Maryland35%25%20%20%298
Massachusetts33%29%21%18%313
Michigan45%31%13%11%351
Minnesota35%28%23%14%195
Mississippi49%34%13%4%115
Missouri52%23%15%9%201
Nevada58%28%8%6%104
New Hampshire34%24%23%20%103
New Jersey43%23%18%15%380
New Mexico50%32%10%7%133
New York44%26%19%11%938
North Carolina44%31%14%11%380
Ohio50%28%12%9%363
Oklahoma52%29%10%9%121
Oregon30%36%21%13%158
Pennsylvania49%27%13%10%470
Rhode Island42%26%22%9%122
South Carolina53%27%12%8%184
Tennessee57%27%10%6%205
Texas55%25%12%7%1,011
Vermont30%29%22%19%133
Virginia39%29%14%17%307
Washington37%30%20%13%273
Wisconsin43%24%21%13%200
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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