Sources of guidance on right and wrong 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 sources of guidance on right and wrong
% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
State | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | 53% | 5% | 36% | 2% | 4% | 262 |
Alaska | 34% | 5% | 48% | 8% | 4% | 135 |
Arizona | 39% | 7% | 41% | 13% | < 1% | 325 |
Arkansas | 53% | 6% | 38% | 2% | 1% | 155 |
California | 34% | 10% | 45% | 9% | 2% | 1,423 |
Colorado | 41% | 11% | 40% | 5% | 2% | 227 |
Connecticut | 17% | 10% | 60% | 13% | < 1% | 147 |
Delaware | 34% | 9% | 49% | 4% | 3% | 121 |
Florida | 34% | 9% | 50% | 6% | 1% | 953 |
Georgia | 49% | 6% | 38% | 5% | 2% | 460 |
Hawaii | 23% | 11% | 55% | 10% | 2% | 123 |
Idaho | 42% | 6% | 49% | 2% | 1% | 150 |
Illinois | 34% | 9% | 47% | 8% | 2% | 566 |
Indiana | 38% | 5% | 47% | 7% | 2% | 343 |
Iowa | 34% | 8% | 53% | 3% | 2% | 158 |
Kansas | 50% | 3% | 43% | 3% | < 1% | 154 |
Kentucky | 43% | 6% | 47% | 2% | 2% | 216 |
Louisiana | 48% | 8% | 37% | 5% | 3% | 235 |
Maine | 21% | 7% | 65% | 5% | 2% | 125 |
Maryland | 37% | 7% | 47% | 6% | 3% | 254 |
Massachusetts | 18% | 12% | 56% | 13% | 1% | 248 |
Michigan | 37% | 8% | 48% | 6% | 1% | 425 |
Minnesota | 33% | 7% | 53% | 5% | 2% | 231 |
Mississippi | 54% | 8% | 30% | 7% | 1% | 157 |
Missouri | 42% | 9% | 42% | 4% | 2% | 312 |
Montana | 36% | 8% | 49% | 4% | 3% | 171 |
Nebraska | 41% | 7% | 46% | 5% | 1% | 156 |
Nevada | 32% | 7% | 49% | 10% | 3% | 143 |
New Hampshire | 18% | 9% | 63% | 9% | 2% | 108 |
New Jersey | 26% | 10% | 52% | 11% | 2% | 362 |
New Mexico | 52% | 2% | 34% | 11% | 1% | 131 |
New York | 27% | 9% | 55% | 7% | 2% | 748 |
North Carolina | 45% | 5% | 43% | 5% | 2% | 451 |
North Dakota | 35% | 6% | 52% | 6% | 1% | 179 |
Ohio | 36% | 10% | 47% | 5% | 2% | 526 |
Oklahoma | 41% | 8% | 45% | 4% | 2% | 190 |
Oregon | 34% | 8% | 52% | 4% | 1% | 158 |
Pennsylvania | 38% | 5% | 47% | 8% | 2% | 640 |
Rhode Island | 28% | 8% | 44% | 16% | 4% | 116 |
South Carolina | 56% | 5% | 32% | 4% | 3% | 227 |
South Dakota | 35% | 13% | 47% | 5% | < 1% | 164 |
Tennessee | 50% | 5% | 39% | 4% | 2% | 339 |
Texas | 44% | 7% | 38% | 8% | 2% | 1,231 |
Utah | 50% | 6% | 36% | 6% | 2% | 164 |
Virginia | 41% | 6% | 45% | 7% | 1% | 412 |
Washington | 36% | 10% | 44% | 8% | 1% | 276 |
West Virginia | 53% | 6% | 38% | 2% | < 1% | 144 |
Wisconsin | 40% | 7% | 47% | 4% | 2% | 299 |
Wyoming | 43% | 8% | 43% | 3% | 4% | 195 |
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