Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe 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 frequency feeling a sense of wonder about the universe

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama40%15%12%31%3%314
Alaska49%14%15%20%1%183
Arizona55%16%8%20%1%410
Arkansas41%17%11%30%2%172
California47%16%15%22%1%1,784
Colorado45%16%16%22%2%278
Connecticut39%21%10%28%2%196
Delaware41%21%13%25%1%146
Florida49%14%12%24%1%1,035
Georgia48%14%9%27%1%528
Hawaii43%23%11%21%2%160
Idaho45%17%10%28%< 1%209
Illinois44%15%14%25%2%721
Indiana46%13%14%27%< 1%383
Iowa37%14%18%28%3%201
Kansas45%18%14%20%3%204
Kentucky44%13%10%32%1%245
Louisiana43%18%12%24%3%262
Maine37%16%12%32%1%180
Maryland41%15%15%29%1%298
Massachusetts45%16%15%23%1%325
Michigan41%18%13%25%3%545
Minnesota42%17%15%26%< 1%331
Mississippi49%12%9%29%1%178
Missouri45%16%11%27%1%402
Montana47%14%14%22%3%215
Nebraska41%22%10%26%2%202
Nevada52%18%13%17%< 1%194
New Hampshire40%22%9%29%< 1%180
New Jersey41%14%18%26%< 1%437
New Mexico43%19%12%21%5%153
New York45%16%13%24%2%882
North Carolina46%19%12%22%2%559
North Dakota44%12%14%30%< 1%233
Ohio44%19%12%24%1%682
Oklahoma43%16%13%27%1%240
Oregon51%13%13%22%< 1%228
Pennsylvania46%17%14%22%1%793
Rhode Island41%20%16%22%< 1%155
South Carolina48%13%13%25%< 1%271
South Dakota43%15%9%32%< 1%212
Tennessee45%17%9%26%3%407
Texas47%17%12%22%1%1,330
Utah53%27%8%12%< 1%222
Vermont50%12%14%24%< 1%143
Virginia46%17%13%21%2%516
Washington47%15%14%22%1%386
West Virginia44%22%9%23%2%188
Wisconsin38%19%18%24%2%369
Wyoming47%19%9%24%1%230
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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