Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong 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 belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

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

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama52%46%1%1%262
Alaska41%52%1%5%135
Arizona47%47%1%5%325
Arkansas52%46%< 1%1%155
California38%59%1%2%1,423
Colorado47%50%1%2%227
Connecticut39%59%1%1%147
Delaware39%59%< 1%2%121
Florida39%60%1%1%953
Georgia50%49%1%< 1%460
Hawaii30%70%< 1%1%123
Idaho52%48%< 1%< 1%150
Illinois39%60%1%1%566
Indiana42%56%2%1%343
Iowa40%60%< 1%< 1%158
Kansas52%48%< 1%< 1%154
Kentucky45%52%2%1%216
Louisiana47%51%1%< 1%235
Maine42%57%1%< 1%125
Maryland42%57%1%1%254
Massachusetts33%64%2%1%248
Michigan47%51%1%1%425
Minnesota43%56%1%< 1%231
Mississippi46%52%1%1%157
Missouri47%52%< 1%< 1%312
Montana55%43%1%1%171
Nebraska50%50%< 1%1%156
Nevada40%59%< 1%< 1%143
New Hampshire45%54%1%< 1%108
New Jersey36%63%1%1%362
New Mexico48%47%4%1%131
New York35%64%1%1%748
North Carolina46%52%1%1%451
North Dakota44%56%< 1%< 1%179
Ohio41%58%1%< 1%526
Oklahoma40%58%2%< 1%190
Oregon47%53%< 1%< 1%158
Pennsylvania47%52%1%< 1%640
Rhode Island41%56%< 1%3%116
South Carolina52%44%2%1%227
South Dakota47%52%< 1%< 1%164
Tennessee53%44%2%1%339
Texas43%54%2%1%1,231
Utah49%48%2%< 1%164
Virginia49%50%< 1%1%412
Washington46%52%1%1%276
West Virginia58%37%3%2%144
Wisconsin39%58%2%1%299
Wyoming49%51%< 1%< 1%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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