Parent of children under 18 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 parental status

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

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama28%72%313
Alaska28%72%182
Arizona28%72%409
Arkansas38%62%172
California25%75%1,775
Colorado30%70%276
Connecticut24%76%193
Delaware28%72%146
Florida23%77%1,032
Georgia30%70%525
Hawaii28%72%160
Idaho33%67%206
Illinois26%74%721
Indiana28%72%383
Iowa32%68%201
Kansas32%68%203
Kentucky28%72%244
Louisiana30%70%261
Maine27%73%180
Maryland26%74%298
Massachusetts27%73%324
Michigan26%74%544
Minnesota31%69%331
Mississippi27%73%178
Missouri34%66%398
Montana18%82%214
Nebraska28%72%202
Nevada29%71%191
New Hampshire22%78%179
New Jersey23%77%432
New Mexico27%73%153
New York26%74%879
North Carolina27%73%558
North Dakota25%75%233
Ohio30%70%678
Oklahoma24%76%240
Oregon30%70%227
Pennsylvania24%76%788
Rhode Island28%72%155
South Carolina26%74%270
South Dakota23%77%212
Tennessee35%65%406
Texas32%68%1,324
Utah33%67%221
Vermont21%79%143
Virginia30%70%515
Washington27%73%385
West Virginia27%73%188
Wisconsin32%68%367
Wyoming35%65%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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