Educational distribution 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 educational group

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

StateHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Alabama38%35%18%9%312
Alaska29%47%15%9%183
Arizona33%38%18%11%408
Arkansas48%27%16%9%169
California31%37%19%12%1,769
Colorado29%36%24%11%277
Connecticut34%34%19%12%193
Delaware39%31%17%13%146
Florida35%36%18%11%1,027
Georgia32%35%19%14%524
Hawaii32%39%24%5%159
Idaho31%45%17%7%208
Illinois36%32%21%11%717
Indiana46%33%14%7%383
Iowa38%36%17%9%201
Kansas30%38%19%13%203
Kentucky49%29%14%8%242
Louisiana41%31%20%8%261
Maine36%37%23%3%180
Maryland37%33%16%14%298
Massachusetts40%25%20%15%324
Michigan37%38%17%8%544
Minnesota31%39%21%8%330
Mississippi42%36%17%5%178
Missouri37%37%17%9%401
Montana37%37%18%8%214
Nebraska35%34%20%11%202
Nevada35%37%17%10%194
New Hampshire41%33%15%11%177
New Jersey34%27%19%20%434
New Mexico34%34%23%10%153
New York34%32%19%15%880
North Carolina39%34%16%11%558
North Dakota29%41%22%8%233
Ohio40%34%16%9%679
Oklahoma40%36%17%8%239
Oregon38%38%16%7%227
Pennsylvania44%26%19%11%790
Rhode Island34%32%18%15%154
South Carolina40%34%18%9%271
South Dakota42%33%17%8%211
Tennessee38%33%16%12%403
Texas32%37%21%11%1,322
Utah30%39%21%11%222
Vermont42%28%19%10%141
Virginia35%31%23%11%515
Washington32%40%20%7%386
West Virginia48%33%13%5%185
Wisconsin39%39%16%6%368
Wyoming35%38%21%7%230
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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