Immigrant status 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 immigrant status

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

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Alabama8%3%89%163
Alaska11%10%79%106
Arizona22%13%65%207
Arkansas8%2%90%121
California43%18%39%1,614
Colorado20%8%72%185
Connecticut23%13%64%149
Delaware17%6%78%124
District of Columbia20%6%74%203
Florida32%14%53%812
Georgia12%4%83%361
Hawaii29%13%58%120
Illinois16%12%72%503
Indiana8%8%84%227
Iowa8%5%88%109
Kentucky6%< 1%94%153
Louisiana6%4%90%171
Maryland19%10%71%294
Massachusetts21%16%63%308
Michigan10%6%84%349
Minnesota14%6%80%195
Mississippi3%< 1%97%111
Missouri8%4%88%196
Nevada37%18%45%103
New Hampshire7%10%83%100
New Jersey33%14%53%373
New Mexico22%7%70%132
New York32%20%49%921
North Carolina11%3%85%376
Ohio7%6%87%359
Oklahoma14%4%82%120
Oregon13%9%78%157
Pennsylvania10%7%83%462
Rhode Island23%9%68%122
South Carolina7%4%89%181
Tennessee11%5%84%203
Texas34%13%53%1,002
Vermont4%14%82%130
Virginia18%7%75%304
Washington21%11%69%268
Wisconsin10%6%84%197
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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