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

% of Evangelical Protestants who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama66%27%6%1%245
Arizona57%38%2%2%171
Arkansas56%40%2%2%145
California52%41%4%2%718
Colorado62%36%2%< 1%126
Florida53%41%4%1%461
Georgia56%38%5%2%364
Illinois53%41%4%2%272
Indiana67%29%4%1%208
Kentucky56%35%6%2%213
Louisiana64%28%2%6%120
Maryland46%50%4%< 1%108
Michigan59%35%5%1%240
Minnesota69%27%4%< 1%110
Mississippi63%33%1%3%134
Missouri59%37%2%2%222
New York44%47%6%3%182
North Carolina55%38%4%3%345
Ohio54%41%3%2%321
Oklahoma58%36%3%2%188
Oregon50%41%9%< 1%116
Pennsylvania59%34%4%3%248
South Carolina58%32%8%2%169
Tennessee54%41%4%1%348
Texas57%36%3%3%821
Virginia60%35%2%3%243
Washington54%39%3%4%166
West Virginia55%39%4%2%117
Wisconsin66%30%4%1%135
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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