Views about government aid to the poor among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by views about government aid to the poor
% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who say government aid to the poor…
State | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | 49% | 42% | 6% | 2% | 180 |
Alaska | 46% | 50% | 2% | 2% | 146 |
Arizona | 45% | 46% | 4% | 5% | 286 |
Arkansas | 47% | 49% | 3% | 1% | 114 |
California | 39% | 54% | 4% | 2% | 1,596 |
Colorado | 41% | 52% | 5% | 2% | 209 |
Connecticut | 47% | 49% | 3% | 2% | 197 |
Delaware | 41% | 50% | 6% | 2% | 141 |
District of Columbia | 25% | 71% | 1% | 3% | 118 |
Florida | 48% | 47% | 3% | 2% | 933 |
Georgia | 47% | 46% | 4% | 3% | 360 |
Hawaii | 43% | 48% | 8% | 2% | 158 |
Idaho | 47% | 45% | 6% | 2% | 150 |
Illinois | 43% | 53% | 3% | 1% | 596 |
Indiana | 60% | 36% | 3% | 1% | 282 |
Iowa | 49% | 48% | 3% | < 1% | 148 |
Kansas | 44% | 50% | 4% | 2% | 139 |
Kentucky | 53% | 36% | 8% | 3% | 175 |
Louisiana | 44% | 47% | 5% | 4% | 172 |
Maine | 47% | 47% | 3% | 4% | 167 |
Maryland | 42% | 54% | 3% | 1% | 282 |
Massachusetts | 39% | 56% | 3% | 2% | 366 |
Michigan | 44% | 51% | 4% | 1% | 447 |
Minnesota | 46% | 50% | 3% | 1% | 261 |
Missouri | 48% | 50% | 2% | < 1% | 267 |
Montana | 55% | 43% | 1% | < 1% | 138 |
Nebraska | 55% | 44% | 1% | < 1% | 134 |
Nevada | 44% | 52% | 3% | 1% | 162 |
New Hampshire | 44% | 52% | 3% | 1% | 168 |
New Jersey | 41% | 55% | 3% | 1% | 421 |
New Mexico | 40% | 57% | < 1% | 3% | 115 |
New York | 42% | 52% | 5% | 1% | 935 |
North Carolina | 47% | 49% | 3% | 2% | 391 |
North Dakota | 58% | 34% | 4% | 3% | 160 |
Ohio | 47% | 48% | 3% | 1% | 527 |
Oklahoma | 47% | 47% | 4% | 3% | 163 |
Oregon | 45% | 51% | 3% | 1% | 185 |
Pennsylvania | 50% | 46% | 3% | 1% | 590 |
Rhode Island | 35% | 57% | 1% | 7% | 156 |
South Carolina | 37% | 58% | 2% | 4% | 177 |
South Dakota | 52% | 45% | 3% | < 1% | 140 |
Tennessee | 46% | 49% | 4% | 2% | 231 |
Texas | 46% | 46% | 5% | 3% | 953 |
Utah | 46% | 53% | 1% | < 1% | 119 |
Vermont | 34% | 62% | 1% | 3% | 162 |
Virginia | 52% | 42% | 3% | 3% | 350 |
Washington | 39% | 56% | 3% | 2% | 308 |
West Virginia | 45% | 48% | 7% | 1% | 125 |
Wisconsin | 51% | 46% | 1% | 2% | 267 |
Wyoming | 62% | 32% | 5% | 1% | 125 |
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