Belief in God among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by belief in God

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who say they…

StateBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
Alabama81%13%1%1%1%3%262
Alaska63%29%3%< 1%5%1%135
Arizona67%19%6%< 1%6%1%325
Arkansas81%12%3%< 1%4%< 1%155
California61%22%6%1%7%2%1,423
Colorado66%19%6%1%5%2%227
Connecticut61%28%3%1%7%1%147
Delaware70%17%7%1%6%1%121
Florida66%20%4%1%7%2%953
Georgia78%13%4%< 1%3%1%460
Hawaii58%18%13%2%8%1%123
Idaho66%19%3%1%11%< 1%150
Illinois68%20%5%< 1%5%2%566
Indiana69%19%4%< 1%7%2%343
Iowa65%19%6%2%7%1%158
Kansas76%17%2%< 1%5%< 1%154
Kentucky77%14%2%< 1%7%1%216
Louisiana78%13%< 1%1%7%1%235
Maine56%28%1%< 1%13%2%125
Maryland69%21%2%< 1%5%2%254
Massachusetts47%28%11%1%10%4%248
Michigan70%19%3%1%7%1%425
Minnesota64%25%4%< 1%4%3%231
Mississippi80%9%3%1%6%1%157
Missouri74%14%5%< 1%5%1%312
Montana73%18%4%1%3%1%171
Nebraska75%19%2%1%2%1%156
Nevada64%16%6%< 1%11%3%143
New Hampshire54%26%9%1%7%2%108
New Jersey59%25%5%1%8%3%362
New Mexico72%18%3%< 1%5%1%131
New York61%21%6%1%8%2%748
North Carolina75%15%2%< 1%5%1%451
North Dakota70%20%3%< 1%4%3%179
Ohio71%19%3%< 1%5%2%526
Oklahoma72%20%2%< 1%5%1%190
Oregon66%19%5%< 1%6%4%158
Pennsylvania65%21%5%< 1%7%2%640
Rhode Island67%14%7%< 1%10%2%116
South Carolina80%14%< 1%1%4%2%227
South Dakota73%23%2%< 1%2%< 1%164
Tennessee82%10%4%1%3%1%339
Texas73%16%4%1%5%1%1,231
Utah72%15%3%2%5%2%164
Virginia74%13%4%< 1%6%2%412
Washington65%22%5%< 1%7%1%276
West Virginia73%19%3%< 1%2%3%144
Wisconsin63%23%6%< 1%6%1%299
Wyoming76%16%3%< 1%5%< 1%195
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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