Income distribution among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by household income

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

Metro areaLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Atlanta Metro Area39%22%23%16%178
Boston Metro Area30%21%19%31%181
Chicago Metro Area40%21%23%16%331
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area51%17%18%14%229
Detroit Metro Area52%14%27%7%133
Houston Metro Area49%20%23%8%174
Los Angeles Metro Area45%19%18%18%439
Miami Metro Area51%18%20%12%216
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area24%20%26%30%115
New York City Metro Area44%17%20%19%785
Philadelphia Metro Area37%19%25%19%268
Phoenix Metro Area41%13%32%14%111
Providence Metro Area34%24%29%12%122
Riverside, CA Metro Area48%18%24%11%145
San Diego Metro Area46%16%22%16%127
San Francisco Metro Area25%23%21%31%228
Seattle Metro Area35%21%28%16%133
Tampa Metro Area45%23%16%16%114
Washington, DC Metro Area26%16%27%31%435
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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