Views about same-sex marriage 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 same-sex marriage

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who …same-sex marriage

StateStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Alabama26%68%6%262
Alaska45%47%8%135
Arizona43%47%10%325
Arkansas24%64%12%155
California49%43%9%1,423
Colorado47%48%5%227
Connecticut62%36%2%147
Delaware51%40%9%121
Florida42%49%9%953
Georgia37%57%6%460
Hawaii42%47%11%123
Idaho34%57%9%150
Illinois49%43%8%566
Indiana36%54%9%343
Iowa40%53%7%158
Kansas40%56%4%154
Kentucky29%61%9%216
Louisiana37%58%5%235
Maine50%44%7%125
Maryland48%41%10%254
Massachusetts62%29%9%248
Michigan41%51%9%425
Minnesota40%52%7%231
Mississippi26%69%5%157
Missouri33%58%9%312
Montana39%50%11%171
Nebraska41%52%7%156
Nevada46%47%7%143
New Hampshire50%43%7%108
New Jersey51%41%8%362
New Mexico31%57%12%131
New York54%39%7%748
North Carolina35%55%9%451
North Dakota36%58%6%179
Ohio40%52%8%526
Oklahoma36%58%5%190
Oregon44%52%4%158
Pennsylvania43%48%9%640
Rhode Island56%40%4%116
South Carolina26%66%7%227
South Dakota37%57%6%164
Tennessee27%68%5%339
Texas39%53%8%1,231
Utah40%54%5%164
Virginia39%54%7%412
Washington45%45%10%276
West Virginia33%60%7%144
Wisconsin47%49%4%299
Wyoming39%52%9%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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