Educational distribution 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 educational group
% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who have completed…
State | High school or less | Some college | College | Post-graduate degree | Sample size |
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Alabama | 44% | 33% | 16% | 7% | 261 |
Alaska | 42% | 39% | 11% | 7% | 135 |
Arizona | 38% | 38% | 15% | 9% | 323 |
Arkansas | 47% | 27% | 17% | 8% | 152 |
California | 42% | 32% | 18% | 8% | 1,410 |
Colorado | 29% | 43% | 18% | 9% | 227 |
Connecticut | 41% | 28% | 19% | 12% | 144 |
Delaware | 50% | 27% | 13% | 10% | 121 |
Florida | 41% | 35% | 16% | 9% | 945 |
Georgia | 41% | 30% | 17% | 12% | 459 |
Hawaii | 43% | 31% | 20% | 7% | 123 |
Idaho | 35% | 43% | 15% | 7% | 150 |
Illinois | 39% | 36% | 17% | 9% | 565 |
Indiana | 49% | 31% | 13% | 6% | 343 |
Iowa | 44% | 36% | 15% | 5% | 158 |
Kansas | 37% | 36% | 17% | 10% | 153 |
Kentucky | 47% | 30% | 13% | 9% | 214 |
Louisiana | 47% | 28% | 19% | 6% | 235 |
Maine | 43% | 33% | 21% | 4% | 125 |
Maryland | 38% | 32% | 17% | 12% | 254 |
Massachusetts | 47% | 27% | 15% | 11% | 247 |
Michigan | 41% | 36% | 14% | 9% | 423 |
Minnesota | 35% | 39% | 20% | 5% | 230 |
Mississippi | 42% | 38% | 16% | 4% | 157 |
Missouri | 42% | 34% | 17% | 7% | 311 |
Montana | 38% | 39% | 17% | 6% | 170 |
Nebraska | 39% | 33% | 17% | 11% | 156 |
Nevada | 39% | 36% | 18% | 7% | 143 |
New Hampshire | 40% | 35% | 13% | 11% | 106 |
New Jersey | 38% | 26% | 19% | 17% | 359 |
New Mexico | 42% | 34% | 16% | 8% | 131 |
New York | 43% | 30% | 17% | 10% | 746 |
North Carolina | 45% | 31% | 16% | 8% | 449 |
North Dakota | 32% | 39% | 24% | 6% | 179 |
Ohio | 42% | 35% | 15% | 8% | 524 |
Oklahoma | 42% | 36% | 17% | 5% | 189 |
Oregon | 42% | 36% | 15% | 7% | 157 |
Pennsylvania | 50% | 26% | 16% | 8% | 637 |
Rhode Island | 40% | 29% | 20% | 11% | 116 |
South Carolina | 40% | 34% | 19% | 7% | 227 |
South Dakota | 47% | 31% | 15% | 7% | 162 |
Tennessee | 40% | 35% | 14% | 11% | 335 |
Texas | 39% | 36% | 18% | 8% | 1,223 |
Utah | 31% | 41% | 21% | 7% | 164 |
Virginia | 36% | 35% | 20% | 9% | 411 |
Washington | 37% | 41% | 18% | 4% | 275 |
West Virginia | 53% | 32% | 10% | 5% | 144 |
Wisconsin | 43% | 35% | 19% | 4% | 298 |
Wyoming | 37% | 39% | 19% | 5% | 195 |
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