Generational cohort 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 generational group

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

StateYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Alabama11%14%26%35%13%2%304
Alaska13%18%27%32%9%2%175
Arizona12%16%25%32%15%1%404
Arkansas13%8%32%31%16%< 1%166
California14%12%29%30%13%1%1,741
Colorado8%17%29%34%11%1%272
Connecticut9%10%28%38%15%< 1%185
Delaware9%16%24%35%14%1%143
Florida11%9%25%38%16%2%1,014
Georgia13%12%29%33%12%1%515
Hawaii15%10%27%39%8%1%155
Idaho14%13%29%30%13%< 1%204
Illinois13%13%27%32%14%1%709
Indiana12%10%32%32%12%1%376
Iowa11%10%28%35%15%1%200
Kansas12%14%30%32%11%1%203
Kentucky11%14%28%33%13%1%242
Louisiana11%19%27%29%14%1%261
Maine9%13%28%35%15%2%180
Maryland11%12%32%31%13%1%293
Massachusetts8%13%26%40%12%2%317
Michigan12%11%27%36%13%1%534
Minnesota12%14%32%30%12%1%325
Mississippi11%12%26%31%18%2%177
Missouri13%13%26%30%16%2%395
Montana11%11%24%36%18%< 1%208
Nebraska11%11%31%30%15%2%201
Nevada14%10%32%31%11%1%189
New Hampshire14%11%27%36%12%1%174
New Jersey12%11%24%36%15%2%423
New Mexico12%12%24%39%13%< 1%151
New York12%11%27%35%13%2%867
North Carolina8%15%30%34%12%1%557
North Dakota13%17%23%36%12%< 1%229
Ohio11%12%28%36%12%1%665
Oklahoma13%14%26%30%15%2%238
Oregon11%15%30%30%13%2%225
Pennsylvania10%12%26%35%16%1%783
Rhode Island8%15%33%29%14%1%154
South Carolina13%10%26%39%12%< 1%264
South Dakota11%9%25%39%14%2%206
Tennessee10%16%29%32%12%1%398
Texas14%15%29%30%11%2%1,302
Utah14%19%26%31%9%< 1%217
Vermont12%10%19%41%16%2%141
Virginia12%15%29%33%11%< 1%496
Washington10%13%30%33%11%2%378
West Virginia8%10%24%42%13%2%184
Wisconsin9%12%31%34%13%2%360
Wyoming11%15%28%35%10%2%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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