Views about size of government among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by views about size of government

% of adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama45%46%5%4%194
Alaska48%47%2%3%191
Arizona54%41%3%2%337
Arkansas52%43%3%2%122
California43%49%4%4%2,288
Colorado42%48%5%4%311
Connecticut47%46%4%3%262
Delaware49%46%3%2%176
District of Columbia19%74%4%2%223
Florida42%51%3%4%1,153
Georgia46%46%3%5%469
Hawaii51%44%5%1%213
Idaho58%35%4%3%154
Illinois44%50%3%4%760
Indiana50%44%2%4%301
Iowa41%50%3%6%164
Kansas59%33%3%5%148
Kentucky54%40%5%1%164
Louisiana48%46%1%4%190
Maine55%38%4%3%199
Maryland44%51%1%4%424
Massachusetts42%50%3%5%524
Michigan50%42%4%3%537
Minnesota51%42%3%3%303
Mississippi46%47%2%4%110
Missouri52%42%2%4%305
Montana56%35%4%5%169
Nebraska56%40%2%1%144
Nevada51%43%4%2%198
New Hampshire59%36%2%3%195
New Jersey43%51%4%3%539
New Mexico41%51%5%3%173
New York40%54%3%3%1,287
North Carolina44%49%4%3%525
North Dakota65%30%1%4%157
Ohio53%39%4%4%558
Oklahoma51%43%4%2%192
Oregon47%46%3%4%266
Pennsylvania51%42%3%4%713
Rhode Island45%43%7%5%198
South Carolina47%44%3%5%219
South Dakota56%38%2%4%149
Tennessee49%42%3%6%267
Texas44%48%3%4%1,164
Utah46%45%5%4%140
Vermont42%51%3%4%218
Virginia51%44%2%2%502
Washington47%45%4%3%437
West Virginia56%36%3%5%118
Wisconsin50%44%3%3%311
Wyoming63%28%2%7%151
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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