Gender composition 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 gender

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

StateMenWomenSample size
Alabama38%62%166
Alaska46%54%108
Arizona42%58%209
Arkansas38%62%124
California44%56%1,638
Colorado42%58%185
Connecticut51%49%151
Delaware49%51%126
District of Columbia44%56%210
Florida41%59%830
Georgia41%59%370
Hawaii45%55%123
Illinois40%60%514
Indiana39%61%228
Iowa43%57%110
Kentucky35%65%157
Louisiana38%62%176
Maryland34%66%301
Massachusetts42%58%314
Michigan39%61%354
Minnesota45%55%196
Mississippi35%65%115
Missouri44%56%201
Nevada45%55%104
New Hampshire42%58%103
New Jersey43%57%382
New Mexico48%52%134
New York42%58%946
North Carolina40%60%381
Ohio38%62%363
Oklahoma37%63%121
Oregon39%61%158
Pennsylvania38%62%472
Rhode Island42%58%124
South Carolina37%63%184
Tennessee43%57%206
Texas43%57%1,016
Vermont50%50%134
Virginia34%66%309
Washington42%58%274
Wisconsin41%59%201
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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