Views about government aid to the poor among college graduates by state (2014) Switch to: State among college graduates by views about government aid to the poor

% of college graduates who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama60%35%3%2%109
Arizona49%39%7%5%157
California39%56%3%2%1,000
Colorado39%53%2%6%146
Connecticut41%51%6%3%104
Florida48%46%4%2%479
Georgia53%41%4%1%224
Illinois39%54%6%1%351
Indiana54%43%3%< 1%134
Louisiana60%37%3%1%115
Maryland39%57%1%3%173
Massachusetts27%70%1%1%215
Michigan42%52%6%1%227
Minnesota40%54%4%1%182
Missouri51%43%5%< 1%160
New Jersey41%55%3%1%227
New York34%59%6%1%499
North Carolina47%50%2%1%250
Ohio47%49%1%2%264
Oregon31%68%1%< 1%119
Pennsylvania47%46%6%1%319
South Carolina54%43%3%< 1%111
Tennessee50%41%3%6%146
Texas51%41%5%3%609
Virginia49%46%2%3%291
Washington35%59%3%3%207
Wisconsin52%44%2%1%141
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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