Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing 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 frequency of feelings of spiritual wellbeing

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama70%15%3%9%3%262
Alaska62%16%8%13%< 1%135
Arizona61%15%7%15%2%325
Arkansas71%11%9%9%< 1%155
California59%14%9%17%1%1,423
Colorado56%14%16%13%2%227
Connecticut51%18%16%16%< 1%147
Delaware58%16%6%17%2%121
Florida61%14%8%16%1%953
Georgia68%13%6%10%2%460
Hawaii48%15%13%24%1%123
Idaho71%8%8%12%< 1%150
Illinois58%15%7%18%2%566
Indiana57%15%9%18%1%343
Iowa52%15%14%18%< 1%158
Kansas64%15%15%6%< 1%154
Kentucky64%12%9%14%1%216
Louisiana65%12%7%15%2%235
Maine50%18%9%19%4%125
Maryland56%22%9%10%2%254
Massachusetts46%19%9%25%1%248
Michigan61%13%11%14%1%425
Minnesota60%17%7%16%< 1%231
Mississippi70%11%5%11%3%157
Missouri58%16%9%16%1%312
Montana56%18%11%14%1%171
Nebraska63%19%7%10%2%156
Nevada61%11%15%13%< 1%143
New Hampshire49%21%10%19%< 1%108
New Jersey54%14%10%19%2%362
New Mexico61%17%9%12%< 1%131
New York50%16%12%21%1%748
North Carolina70%11%8%10%1%451
North Dakota53%16%10%20%1%179
Ohio59%14%12%14%1%526
Oklahoma63%15%4%16%2%190
Oregon58%17%9%15%2%158
Pennsylvania55%16%12%16%1%640
Rhode Island63%10%10%16%1%116
South Carolina73%12%4%9%2%227
South Dakota61%17%9%11%1%164
Tennessee72%10%6%11%1%339
Texas65%14%9%10%2%1,231
Utah73%10%5%11%1%164
Virginia62%15%7%15%1%412
Washington59%16%7%16%2%276
West Virginia63%13%5%12%6%144
Wisconsin52%17%12%19%< 1%299
Wyoming65%8%8%18%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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