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…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama59%35%4%2%284
Alaska48%40%9%3%156
Arizona55%39%3%3%318
Arkansas60%36%1%2%156
California43%51%4%2%1,712
Colorado50%47%1%2%287
Connecticut46%48%5%< 1%186
Delaware45%49%4%2%148
District of Columbia15%76%7%2%106
Florida51%43%5%1%987
Georgia57%38%4%1%486
Hawaii43%50%7%< 1%135
Idaho50%42%5%2%197
Illinois48%47%4%1%666
Indiana59%35%5%1%329
Iowa47%50%3%< 1%192
Kansas49%43%7%1%172
Kentucky60%34%3%3%223
Louisiana59%34%3%4%212
Maine48%45%2%5%158
Maryland50%46%4%1%319
Massachusetts42%54%2%1%335
Michigan50%46%3%< 1%501
Minnesota51%45%4%< 1%309
Mississippi61%32%4%4%147
Missouri55%39%4%2%314
Montana60%37%1%3%184
Nebraska58%40%2%< 1%169
Nevada53%42%6%< 1%145
New Hampshire41%55%4%< 1%154
New Jersey41%53%3%3%462
New Mexico45%48%< 1%7%143
New York44%49%6%2%920
North Carolina51%45%3%2%565
North Dakota63%32%4%1%184
Ohio54%41%4%1%582
Oklahoma57%36%2%4%202
Oregon47%48%4%1%209
Pennsylvania55%38%5%2%706
Rhode Island41%53%1%5%147
South Carolina49%43%6%3%252
South Dakota58%36%4%2%161
Tennessee56%38%3%3%382
Texas52%41%4%3%1,347
Utah64%34%1%1%182
Vermont39%57%2%2%170
Virginia53%42%3%3%511
Washington44%51%3%1%346
West Virginia54%41%4%1%145
Wisconsin58%38%2%1%348
Wyoming68%24%6%1%176
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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