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

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

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
California44%51%3%2%452
Florida49%46%4%1%338
Georgia48%46%2%3%146
Illinois41%50%4%4%241
Indiana55%38%7%1%119
Iowa46%48%5%1%102
Maryland58%35%5%1%128
Michigan41%52%5%2%185
Minnesota40%52%6%2%172
Missouri44%48%8%< 1%118
New Jersey41%54%2%3%124
New York45%48%6%1%256
North Carolina47%47%4%2%231
North Dakota64%32%2%2%105
Ohio50%43%4%3%226
Pennsylvania54%38%5%3%344
Tennessee53%42%3%2%103
Texas50%45%3%2%391
Virginia53%40%4%4%185
Washington34%59%6%1%108
Wisconsin57%39%1%4%126
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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