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

% of the Unaffiliated who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alaska30%58%10%2%100
Arizona43%50%4%3%164
California32%63%3%2%1,042
Colorado30%61%6%3%143
Florida38%57%3%1%446
Georgia40%52%5%4%151
Illinois36%60%2%2%256
Indiana45%48%5%2%147
Maryland30%66%3%1%143
Massachusetts28%67%4%1%209
Michigan39%54%4%3%207
Minnesota30%68%3%< 1%101
Missouri42%53%3%2%130
New Jersey36%57%3%4%148
New York33%61%4%1%470
North Carolina35%60%4%1%181
Ohio38%55%6%1%203
Oregon28%71%1%1%142
Pennsylvania39%56%3%2%243
Texas43%50%5%2%423
Vermont19%77%2%2%120
Virginia45%46%6%4%171
Washington28%69%1%1%226
Wisconsin35%62%3%< 1%136
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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