Views about government aid to the poor among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing once or twice a month by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing once or twice a month by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing once or twice a month who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
California35%59%4%2%563
Florida50%45%4%1%260
Georgia44%54%< 1%2%124
Illinois39%58%2%1%210
Maryland49%47%3%1%100
Massachusetts41%53%2%4%121
Michigan37%58%4%1%154
Minnesota40%53%5%3%101
New Jersey37%52%5%6%132
New York37%59%3%2%315
North Carolina35%58%5%2%132
Ohio46%49%2%3%152
Pennsylvania50%45%5%1%215
Texas52%43%4%1%323
Virginia47%49%3%1%143
Wisconsin45%50%2%3%106
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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