Frequency of meditation 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 frequency of meditation

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

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama51%7%5%37%< 1%214
Alaska33%11%7%48%1%150
Arizona41%8%3%47%1%287
Arkansas37%8%7%48%< 1%138
California41%11%5%42%2%2,042
Colorado44%11%5%39%< 1%250
Connecticut38%13%7%41%1%210
Delaware41%6%5%47%1%160
District of Columbia43%6%5%45%1%227
Florida45%9%2%41%2%952
Georgia46%11%5%37%1%449
Hawaii48%8%3%41%< 1%171
Idaho41%9%8%40%1%148
Illinois40%8%5%46%< 1%687
Indiana37%7%5%50%1%269
Iowa33%5%3%58%1%156
Kansas36%7%4%53%1%136
Kentucky36%14%1%48%1%183
Louisiana48%10%3%37%1%197
Maine37%9%7%46%1%160
Maryland38%10%5%45%1%357
Massachusetts33%9%6%51%1%419
Michigan40%9%5%45%1%494
Minnesota33%11%5%50%1%303
Mississippi52%13%1%29%5%132
Missouri41%8%3%47%1%300
Montana31%14%9%46%< 1%130
Nebraska34%10%7%48%1%146
Nevada39%11%8%41%2%155
New Hampshire27%12%6%53%1%175
New Jersey41%9%4%45%1%470
New Mexico43%18%1%38%< 1%161
New York40%10%5%43%2%1,083
North Carolina43%9%4%44%1%509
North Dakota37%4%5%52%2%137
Ohio38%9%5%46%2%543
Oklahoma53%7%3%37%< 1%174
Oregon40%10%4%44%2%242
Pennsylvania37%10%5%47%1%631
Rhode Island45%10%4%40%1%173
South Carolina45%9%5%39%3%234
South Dakota39%16%2%41%1%129
Tennessee45%6%3%45%1%282
Texas48%8%4%38%1%1,137
Utah43%16%1%38%1%141
Vermont28%9%5%57%< 1%189
Virginia45%10%7%36%1%412
Washington36%11%4%49%1%400
West Virginia30%11%7%48%4%145
Wisconsin28%8%6%57%1%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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