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…

StateHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Alabama44%33%16%7%261
Alaska42%39%11%7%135
Arizona38%38%15%9%323
Arkansas47%27%17%8%152
California42%32%18%8%1,410
Colorado29%43%18%9%227
Connecticut41%28%19%12%144
Delaware50%27%13%10%121
Florida41%35%16%9%945
Georgia41%30%17%12%459
Hawaii43%31%20%7%123
Idaho35%43%15%7%150
Illinois39%36%17%9%565
Indiana49%31%13%6%343
Iowa44%36%15%5%158
Kansas37%36%17%10%153
Kentucky47%30%13%9%214
Louisiana47%28%19%6%235
Maine43%33%21%4%125
Maryland38%32%17%12%254
Massachusetts47%27%15%11%247
Michigan41%36%14%9%423
Minnesota35%39%20%5%230
Mississippi42%38%16%4%157
Missouri42%34%17%7%311
Montana38%39%17%6%170
Nebraska39%33%17%11%156
Nevada39%36%18%7%143
New Hampshire40%35%13%11%106
New Jersey38%26%19%17%359
New Mexico42%34%16%8%131
New York43%30%17%10%746
North Carolina45%31%16%8%449
North Dakota32%39%24%6%179
Ohio42%35%15%8%524
Oklahoma42%36%17%5%189
Oregon42%36%15%7%157
Pennsylvania50%26%16%8%637
Rhode Island40%29%20%11%116
South Carolina40%34%19%7%227
South Dakota47%31%15%7%162
Tennessee40%35%14%11%335
Texas39%36%18%8%1,223
Utah31%41%21%7%164
Virginia36%35%20%9%411
Washington37%41%18%4%275
West Virginia53%32%10%5%144
Wisconsin43%35%19%4%298
Wyoming37%39%19%5%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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