Immigrant status 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 immigrant status

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

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Alabama2%5%93%313
Alaska10%6%84%178
Arizona7%12%81%407
Arkansas2%3%95%172
California23%17%60%1,755
Colorado8%10%82%274
Connecticut13%15%72%189
Delaware9%7%84%146
Florida12%11%77%1,021
Georgia4%7%89%525
Hawaii16%11%73%156
Idaho3%6%91%208
Illinois10%12%78%717
Indiana2%4%94%383
Iowa4%2%94%200
Kansas3%3%94%203
Kentucky2%1%97%244
Louisiana1%5%94%260
Maine2%9%88%180
Maryland7%9%84%296
Massachusetts12%17%71%325
Michigan4%8%88%543
Minnesota3%5%92%331
Mississippi< 1%1%99%178
Missouri3%4%93%396
Montana1%8%92%213
Nebraska5%2%93%200
Nevada13%8%79%191
New Hampshire6%11%83%179
New Jersey13%18%69%428
New Mexico9%9%82%149
New York15%16%69%876
North Carolina7%5%88%554
North Dakota1%7%92%231
Ohio2%9%89%679
Oklahoma2%2%96%240
Oregon4%11%85%228
Pennsylvania4%8%89%781
Rhode Island8%21%71%154
South Carolina4%5%92%271
South Dakota2%3%95%210
Tennessee3%4%93%404
Texas9%11%80%1,313
Utah4%7%89%220
Vermont1%12%87%143
Virginia8%7%85%505
Washington9%10%81%384
West Virginia1%1%98%187
Wisconsin4%7%89%367
Wyoming2%6%92%229
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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