Income 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 household income

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

StateLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Alabama60%20%13%7%149
Arizona45%18%24%13%187
Arkansas60%15%20%6%115
California44%19%19%18%1,424
Colorado36%19%23%22%162
Connecticut36%14%29%21%135
Delaware26%23%31%20%109
District of Columbia32%17%24%27%182
Florida48%21%20%12%717
Georgia49%22%18%11%334
Hawaii35%17%36%12%110
Illinois42%21%23%15%457
Indiana52%16%22%10%207
Iowa30%24%34%12%104
Kentucky56%16%21%7%136
Louisiana65%11%13%11%155
Maryland28%19%27%26%263
Massachusetts31%21%23%25%273
Michigan49%17%26%9%307
Minnesota31%22%25%21%177
Mississippi69%16%13%3%100
Missouri51%21%16%13%182
New Jersey40%16%20%24%328
New Mexico46%19%28%7%117
New York45%16%22%17%802
North Carolina50%18%20%12%335
Ohio51%20%20%9%330
Oklahoma52%25%15%9%112
Oregon44%21%23%13%145
Pennsylvania44%20%21%14%417
Rhode Island39%11%36%13%104
South Carolina55%12%21%12%155
Tennessee54%21%13%11%185
Texas53%19%18%10%887
Vermont34%20%32%14%127
Virginia37%20%24%19%281
Washington42%21%24%13%257
Wisconsin38%22%23%17%176
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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