Views about government aid to the poor among third generation immigrants or higher by state (2014) Switch to: State among third generation immigrants or higher by views about government aid to the poor

% of third generation immigrants or higher who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama53%39%6%2%460
Alaska41%50%6%3%251
Arizona51%44%3%3%503
Arkansas50%46%2%2%282
California41%53%4%2%2,235
Colorado46%49%4%2%403
Connecticut43%51%5%1%252
Delaware43%51%4%2%251
District of Columbia22%72%4%2%212
Florida50%45%4%1%1,363
Georgia48%45%4%2%823
Hawaii40%54%6%1%226
Idaho50%43%5%2%282
Illinois44%50%3%2%1,044
Indiana57%37%4%2%584
Iowa46%50%4%1%304
Kansas50%43%7%< 1%273
Kentucky49%41%8%2%414
Louisiana50%43%4%3%417
Maine42%52%4%2%251
Maryland40%56%3%1%490
Massachusetts40%55%3%2%474
Michigan45%49%4%2%826
Minnesota44%51%4%1%504
Mississippi50%43%3%3%299
Missouri48%46%4%2%571
Montana55%41%1%2%284
Nebraska57%41%2%1%264
Nevada44%49%5%1%226
New Hampshire43%52%3%2%249
New Jersey39%56%2%3%563
New Mexico42%50%2%6%246
New York39%54%5%2%1,209
North Carolina44%51%4%1%886
North Dakota57%38%4%1%301
Ohio48%46%4%2%971
Oklahoma50%44%3%3%357
Oregon38%56%5%1%345
Pennsylvania49%45%4%2%1,160
Rhode Island41%52%2%6%229
South Carolina43%49%6%3%446
South Dakota54%43%2%1%274
Tennessee48%47%3%2%584
Texas49%45%3%3%1,791
Utah54%43%1%1%271
Vermont35%61%3%2%246
Virginia50%43%4%3%709
Washington39%56%4%2%547
West Virginia48%45%6%1%289
Wisconsin50%46%2%2%516
Wyoming61%33%4%2%287
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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