State among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by state

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

Generational cohortAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingSample size
Younger Millennial2%< 1%2%1%14%2%1%< 1%< 1%7%4%< 1%< 1%4%2%1%1%1%2%< 1%2%3%3%2%1%1%< 1%1%1%< 1%2%1%8%3%< 1%3%1%1%4%< 1%2%< 1%2%8%1%< 1%2%2%1%2%< 1%1,662
Older Millennial1%< 1%2%1%15%2%1%< 1%1%6%3%1%< 1%4%2%1%1%1%1%< 1%3%2%3%1%1%1%< 1%1%1%< 1%3%1%8%3%< 1%3%1%1%3%< 1%1%< 1%2%10%1%< 1%3%2%< 1%1%< 1%1,894
Generation X2%< 1%2%1%15%1%1%< 1%< 1%7%3%< 1%< 1%4%1%1%< 1%1%1%< 1%2%3%3%1%1%1%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%4%1%8%3%< 1%3%1%1%4%< 1%1%< 1%2%9%1%< 1%2%2%< 1%1%< 1%2,892
Baby Boomer1%< 1%2%1%14%2%1%< 1%< 1%7%3%1%< 1%4%2%1%1%2%2%< 1%2%2%3%2%1%2%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%3%1%8%3%< 1%3%1%2%4%1%1%< 1%2%7%< 1%< 1%2%2%< 1%2%< 1%4,649
Silent2%< 1%2%1%13%1%1%1%< 1%10%3%< 1%< 1%4%2%1%< 1%1%1%< 1%2%2%3%2%1%1%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%2%1%8%3%< 1%4%1%1%4%< 1%2%< 1%2%9%< 1%< 1%3%2%1%1%< 1%1,839
Greatest< 1%< 1%1%1%6%1%1%< 1%< 1%16%2%1%< 1%4%4%1%2%1%2%1%< 1%3%1%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%1%< 1%9%< 1%13%2%1%1%2%1%5%1%1%< 1%1%6%< 1%< 1%1%2%< 1%1%< 1%166
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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