Views about government aid to the poor among who believe in Hell by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Hell by views about government aid to the poor

% of who believe in Hell who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama54%40%5%1%367
Alaska60%33%4%4%144
Arizona59%35%3%3%330
Arkansas52%44%2%2%232
California45%50%3%2%1,669
Colorado55%40%2%4%235
Connecticut40%56%4%< 1%160
Delaware44%49%4%3%168
District of Columbia26%68%4%2%132
Florida49%46%5%1%1,087
Georgia50%44%4%2%634
Hawaii49%48%3%< 1%146
Idaho55%37%6%2%171
Illinois50%44%3%2%713
Indiana60%36%3%1%417
Iowa49%48%3%< 1%192
Kansas52%42%5%1%192
Kentucky52%37%8%3%321
Louisiana52%43%3%2%318
Maine51%40%6%3%123
Maryland46%51%2%1%304
Massachusetts48%47%3%2%231
Michigan48%47%4%1%571
Minnesota51%46%3%1%303
Mississippi51%43%4%3%243
Missouri51%43%3%2%413
Montana68%29%< 1%3%149
Nebraska59%38%2%1%191
Nevada44%51%4%1%154
New Hampshire51%44%4%< 1%118
New Jersey42%52%3%3%432
New Mexico49%45%2%4%149
New York44%49%5%2%886
North Carolina44%50%4%2%664
North Dakota61%32%5%3%218
Ohio51%43%4%2%669
Oklahoma54%41%2%3%258
Oregon53%41%5%< 1%170
Pennsylvania54%40%4%2%756
Rhode Island46%47%1%5%141
South Carolina46%47%5%2%332
South Dakota59%37%2%1%191
Tennessee47%48%3%2%483
Texas50%43%4%2%1,612
Utah62%37%< 1%1%139
Virginia56%39%4%2%503
Washington52%44%3%2%302
West Virginia49%46%4%1%229
Wisconsin59%37%2%1%327
Wyoming74%21%4%2%182
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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