Views about government aid to the poor among adults with a household income of $30,000-$49,999 by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with a household income of $30,000-$49,999 by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults with a household income of $30,000-$49,999 who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Arizona52%42%3%3%114
California42%51%4%3%536
Florida47%46%5%2%375
Georgia45%50%3%2%171
Illinois42%54%3%1%198
Indiana53%41%6%< 1%121
Michigan50%47%2%1%168
Missouri49%45%4%3%143
New Jersey41%53%5%< 1%116
New York39%55%5%1%304
North Carolina48%48%3%1%166
Ohio48%47%4%1%206
Pennsylvania51%42%4%3%236
Tennessee47%49%2%3%126
Texas48%46%4%1%399
Virginia50%38%9%3%137
Washington36%58%5%2%150
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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