Views about government aid to the poor among blacks by state (2014) Switch to: State among blacks by views about government aid to the poor

% of blacks who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama24%67%5%3%105
California21%73%4%3%206
District of Columbia26%67%5%3%119
Florida32%64%4%1%227
Georgia33%62%3%2%251
Illinois32%65%3%< 1%156
Louisiana26%64%5%5%119
Maryland29%64%4%3%156
Michigan28%64%3%5%123
Mississippi36%55%5%4%103
New York30%63%4%2%240
North Carolina27%68%5%1%183
Ohio24%69%7%< 1%102
Pennsylvania32%65%4%< 1%112
South Carolina23%71%6%< 1%112
Texas33%61%5%1%263
Virginia22%68%5%5%119
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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