Parent of children under 18 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 parental status

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

Metro areaParentsNon-parentsSample size
Atlanta Metro Area32%68%192
Baltimore Metro Area14%86%108
Boston Metro Area23%77%206
Chicago Metro Area27%73%375
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area41%59%249
Detroit Metro Area39%61%151
Houston Metro Area39%61%195
Los Angeles Metro Area32%68%505
Miami Metro Area36%64%251
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area23%77%125
New York City Metro Area31%69%924
Philadelphia Metro Area27%73%304
Phoenix Metro Area31%69%122
Providence Metro Area20%80%139
Riverside, CA Metro Area43%57%165
San Diego Metro Area30%70%140
San Francisco Metro Area29%71%258
Seattle Metro Area26%74%142
St. Louis Metro Area21%79%104
Tampa Metro Area24%76%130
Washington, DC Metro Area32%68%482
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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