Views about government aid to the poor among adults with some college education by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with some college education by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults with some college education who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama55%39%5%1%157
Alaska46%48%5%1%102
Arizona52%44%2%2%207
California38%55%4%2%994
Colorado58%40%3%< 1%148
Florida49%44%5%2%572
Georgia45%46%7%2%248
Hawaii41%52%7%< 1%113
Idaho55%39%4%2%113
Illinois48%47%2%3%363
Indiana55%37%4%3%171
Iowa45%51%4%< 1%104
Kentucky48%44%7%2%110
Louisiana46%42%8%4%122
Maryland46%53%1%1%151
Massachusetts39%57%3%1%147
Michigan45%48%5%1%313
Minnesota48%49%3%< 1%155
Mississippi55%39%4%2%112
Missouri50%43%6%2%186
Nebraska51%46%3%< 1%100
Nevada48%51%1%< 1%105
New Jersey39%55%4%1%206
New York40%55%4%2%509
North Carolina41%53%5%1%293
North Dakota58%36%5%1%111
Ohio53%42%4%1%301
Oklahoma54%41%3%2%106
Oregon38%56%6%1%127
Pennsylvania46%48%5%1%326
South Carolina46%48%4%2%134
Tennessee54%42%3%1%171
Texas53%41%4%2%707
Utah55%42%2%< 1%101
Virginia57%37%5%1%170
Washington44%51%3%1%228
Wisconsin51%46%2%< 1%183
Wyoming63%32%5%< 1%122
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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