Views about homosexuality among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by views about homosexuality

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama34%63%2%2%262
Alaska51%41%7%2%135
Arizona56%32%6%6%325
Arkansas36%57%5%2%155
California60%32%5%4%1,423
Colorado57%33%6%4%227
Connecticut69%28%1%3%147
Delaware62%33%1%5%121
Florida56%36%4%3%953
Georgia49%44%4%3%460
Hawaii51%45%3%1%123
Idaho47%41%9%3%150
Illinois55%37%4%4%566
Indiana45%47%5%3%343
Iowa45%48%4%3%158
Kansas48%40%8%4%154
Kentucky34%56%7%2%216
Louisiana49%41%4%6%235
Maine60%35%1%5%125
Maryland58%35%6%1%254
Massachusetts80%15%3%2%248
Michigan54%39%5%2%425
Minnesota53%44%3%1%231
Mississippi35%60%5%1%157
Missouri44%47%3%5%312
Montana50%42%4%5%171
Nebraska47%45%4%4%156
Nevada63%33%2%2%143
New Hampshire52%36%6%6%108
New Jersey69%26%2%3%362
New Mexico46%43%6%5%131
New York65%28%4%3%748
North Carolina46%45%6%4%451
North Dakota47%46%6%1%179
Ohio53%39%3%4%526
Oklahoma45%51%1%3%190
Oregon57%38%3%2%158
Pennsylvania52%40%5%3%640
Rhode Island68%25%4%3%116
South Carolina40%51%6%3%227
South Dakota52%43%2%3%164
Tennessee32%63%2%3%339
Texas51%41%5%3%1,231
Utah44%48%7%2%164
Virginia51%44%4%1%412
Washington56%38%3%3%276
West Virginia37%57%2%3%144
Wisconsin58%40%1%1%299
Wyoming44%51%3%2%195
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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