Views about size of government among adults with a household income of $100,000 or more by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults with a household income of $100,000 or more by views about size of government

% of adults with a household income of $100,000 or more who would rather have…

Metro areaSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area62%29%5%4%141
Boston Metro Area49%46%1%3%160
Chicago Metro Area59%35%3%3%205
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area65%31%2%2%149
Houston Metro Area76%18%3%3%135
Los Angeles Metro Area54%38%5%4%285
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area63%34%3%< 1%103
New York City Metro Area50%43%3%3%477
Philadelphia Metro Area60%37%1%2%182
San Francisco Metro Area38%54%6%2%171
Washington, DC Metro Area48%48%2%3%370
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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