Views about government aid to the poor among adults who say religion is somewhat important by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say religion is somewhat important by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who say religion is somewhat important who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Arizona52%43%3%2%146
California40%55%3%2%912
Colorado41%56%2%1%135
Connecticut46%49%2%3%106
Florida52%44%4%< 1%492
Georgia42%53%5%1%187
Illinois39%57%2%2%326
Indiana64%32%3%1%142
Maryland39%54%6%1%164
Massachusetts44%52%3%1%189
Michigan44%53%3%1%247
Minnesota41%53%6%< 1%153
Missouri49%47%4%< 1%157
New Jersey41%53%5%1%247
New York38%58%3%1%541
North Carolina47%48%3%2%205
Ohio48%47%3%2%269
Pennsylvania48%48%3%2%340
Tennessee42%53%1%4%112
Texas48%48%2%2%545
Virginia48%46%4%2%198
Washington40%57%2%1%165
Wisconsin53%45%1%1%178
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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