Gender composition 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 gender

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

Metro areaMenWomenSample size
Atlanta Metro Area42%58%192
Baltimore Metro Area36%64%109
Boston Metro Area44%56%206
Chicago Metro Area40%60%377
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area46%54%251
Detroit Metro Area38%62%151
Houston Metro Area43%57%195
Los Angeles Metro Area43%57%507
Miami Metro Area42%58%253
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area40%60%125
New York City Metro Area44%56%925
Philadelphia Metro Area42%58%304
Phoenix Metro Area41%59%123
Providence Metro Area35%65%139
Riverside, CA Metro Area42%58%165
San Diego Metro Area43%57%140
San Francisco Metro Area44%56%260
Seattle Metro Area42%58%142
St. Louis Metro Area46%54%104
Tampa Metro Area42%58%131
Washington, DC Metro Area37%63%483
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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