Belief in God among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by belief in God

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

StateBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
Alabama80%12%2%< 1%4%1%214
Alaska46%21%8%< 1%20%5%150
Arizona55%22%6%< 1%14%3%287
Arkansas74%17%2%< 1%5%2%138
California49%23%9%1%16%2%2,042
Colorado46%27%7%1%15%4%250
Connecticut51%22%7%1%15%4%210
Delaware53%28%6%1%9%3%160
District of Columbia51%20%8%1%17%3%227
Florida61%19%6%1%12%2%952
Georgia71%15%4%< 1%8%1%449
Hawaii62%20%4%2%11%3%171
Idaho55%19%6%1%12%8%148
Illinois55%24%7%1%11%2%687
Indiana55%24%5%1%12%3%269
Iowa68%15%5%< 1%10%2%156
Kansas54%28%4%1%10%4%136
Kentucky71%13%3%< 1%11%2%183
Louisiana74%16%4%< 1%6%1%197
Maine39%30%9%2%18%3%160
Maryland60%15%5%< 1%14%5%357
Massachusetts34%26%11%1%24%4%419
Michigan57%25%5%< 1%11%2%494
Minnesota49%25%8%< 1%14%4%303
Mississippi83%8%4%< 1%3%2%132
Missouri66%19%7%< 1%6%2%300
Montana52%23%9%< 1%15%2%130
Nebraska53%22%3%< 1%17%5%146
Nevada54%22%7%1%14%2%155
New Hampshire36%26%8%1%23%6%175
New Jersey59%24%7%< 1%8%1%470
New Mexico56%20%6%< 1%16%2%161
New York51%21%8%1%15%3%1,083
North Carolina70%16%3%1%9%2%509
North Dakota57%25%2%< 1%15%< 1%137
Ohio63%19%5%1%10%3%543
Oklahoma69%17%3%< 1%9%2%174
Oregon48%19%8%< 1%20%4%242
Pennsylvania56%21%6%1%13%3%631
Rhode Island56%21%6%< 1%14%4%173
South Carolina69%17%5%1%7%2%234
South Dakota64%17%5%< 1%13%1%129
Tennessee75%17%3%< 1%4%1%282
Texas64%22%5%< 1%8%1%1,137
Utah49%23%15%1%10%2%141
Vermont30%28%5%< 1%30%7%189
Virginia60%20%7%< 1%10%2%412
Washington47%21%10%1%18%3%400
West Virginia82%7%3%< 1%7%1%145
Wisconsin47%24%6%1%19%3%275
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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