Views about government aid to the poor among married adults by state (2014) Switch to: State among married adults by views about government aid to the poor
% of married adults who say government aid to the poor…
State | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | 59% | 35% | 4% | 2% | 284 |
Alaska | 48% | 40% | 9% | 3% | 156 |
Arizona | 55% | 39% | 3% | 3% | 318 |
Arkansas | 60% | 36% | 1% | 2% | 156 |
California | 43% | 51% | 4% | 2% | 1,712 |
Colorado | 50% | 47% | 1% | 2% | 287 |
Connecticut | 46% | 48% | 5% | < 1% | 186 |
Delaware | 45% | 49% | 4% | 2% | 148 |
District of Columbia | 15% | 76% | 7% | 2% | 106 |
Florida | 51% | 43% | 5% | 1% | 987 |
Georgia | 57% | 38% | 4% | 1% | 486 |
Hawaii | 43% | 50% | 7% | < 1% | 135 |
Idaho | 50% | 42% | 5% | 2% | 197 |
Illinois | 48% | 47% | 4% | 1% | 666 |
Indiana | 59% | 35% | 5% | 1% | 329 |
Iowa | 47% | 50% | 3% | < 1% | 192 |
Kansas | 49% | 43% | 7% | 1% | 172 |
Kentucky | 60% | 34% | 3% | 3% | 223 |
Louisiana | 59% | 34% | 3% | 4% | 212 |
Maine | 48% | 45% | 2% | 5% | 158 |
Maryland | 50% | 46% | 4% | 1% | 319 |
Massachusetts | 42% | 54% | 2% | 1% | 335 |
Michigan | 50% | 46% | 3% | < 1% | 501 |
Minnesota | 51% | 45% | 4% | < 1% | 309 |
Mississippi | 61% | 32% | 4% | 4% | 147 |
Missouri | 55% | 39% | 4% | 2% | 314 |
Montana | 60% | 37% | 1% | 3% | 184 |
Nebraska | 58% | 40% | 2% | < 1% | 169 |
Nevada | 53% | 42% | 6% | < 1% | 145 |
New Hampshire | 41% | 55% | 4% | < 1% | 154 |
New Jersey | 41% | 53% | 3% | 3% | 462 |
New Mexico | 45% | 48% | < 1% | 7% | 143 |
New York | 44% | 49% | 6% | 2% | 920 |
North Carolina | 51% | 45% | 3% | 2% | 565 |
North Dakota | 63% | 32% | 4% | 1% | 184 |
Ohio | 54% | 41% | 4% | 1% | 582 |
Oklahoma | 57% | 36% | 2% | 4% | 202 |
Oregon | 47% | 48% | 4% | 1% | 209 |
Pennsylvania | 55% | 38% | 5% | 2% | 706 |
Rhode Island | 41% | 53% | 1% | 5% | 147 |
South Carolina | 49% | 43% | 6% | 3% | 252 |
South Dakota | 58% | 36% | 4% | 2% | 161 |
Tennessee | 56% | 38% | 3% | 3% | 382 |
Texas | 52% | 41% | 4% | 3% | 1,347 |
Utah | 64% | 34% | 1% | 1% | 182 |
Vermont | 39% | 57% | 2% | 2% | 170 |
Virginia | 53% | 42% | 3% | 3% | 511 |
Washington | 44% | 51% | 3% | 1% | 346 |
West Virginia | 54% | 41% | 4% | 1% | 145 |
Wisconsin | 58% | 38% | 2% | 1% | 348 |
Wyoming | 68% | 24% | 6% | 1% | 176 |
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