Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

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

Metro areaThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area48%50%1%< 1%286
Baltimore Metro Area38%59%< 1%2%124
Boston Metro Area33%65%2%< 1%245
Chicago Metro Area35%63%1%1%436
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area47%52%1%< 1%360
Detroit Metro Area47%51%< 1%2%198
Houston Metro Area40%57%1%1%288
Los Angeles Metro Area34%64%1%1%496
Miami Metro Area40%58%2%< 1%192
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area36%63%1%< 1%196
New York City Metro Area30%66%1%2%729
Philadelphia Metro Area38%61%< 1%< 1%364
Phoenix Metro Area41%50%3%6%259
Pittsburgh Metro Area36%62%1%< 1%144
Providence Metro Area38%59%1%2%184
Riverside, CA Metro Area45%55%< 1%< 1%184
San Diego Metro Area41%56%2%1%156
San Francisco Metro Area37%57%5%2%174
Seattle Metro Area38%60%2%< 1%162
St. Louis Metro Area38%59%1%1%151
Tampa Metro Area42%56%2%< 1%162
Washington, DC Metro Area39%59%2%< 1%375
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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