Frequency of meditation 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 frequency of meditation

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

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama43%5%3%47%1%262
Alaska39%6%6%47%2%135
Arizona41%8%5%42%3%325
Arkansas41%4%2%51%2%155
California40%8%4%46%2%1,423
Colorado35%10%3%51%2%227
Connecticut40%14%2%42%1%147
Delaware29%10%4%53%4%121
Florida39%8%3%48%1%953
Georgia44%7%2%44%3%460
Hawaii36%9%6%46%3%123
Idaho40%10%4%46%1%150
Illinois40%7%5%46%2%566
Indiana34%8%3%55%1%343
Iowa35%6%4%54%< 1%158
Kansas35%12%6%46%1%154
Kentucky39%4%7%49%1%216
Louisiana42%4%4%49%1%235
Maine32%10%2%56%1%125
Maryland35%8%4%49%4%254
Massachusetts28%10%4%57%1%248
Michigan33%5%3%58%1%425
Minnesota33%6%3%58%< 1%231
Mississippi45%8%2%42%3%157
Missouri35%8%3%52%2%312
Montana28%8%1%59%4%171
Nebraska40%8%2%47%3%156
Nevada42%9%4%42%3%143
New Hampshire33%12%4%51%< 1%108
New Jersey32%10%4%52%2%362
New Mexico47%9%2%41%2%131
New York37%7%6%49%1%748
North Carolina46%8%3%40%3%451
North Dakota26%8%2%64%< 1%179
Ohio38%8%3%50%2%526
Oklahoma43%5%2%48%2%190
Oregon36%8%4%49%3%158
Pennsylvania36%7%5%51%1%640
Rhode Island44%8%1%46%1%116
South Carolina46%3%2%47%2%227
South Dakota32%6%7%55%< 1%164
Tennessee44%7%3%42%4%339
Texas43%7%4%44%2%1,231
Utah51%16%2%29%3%164
Virginia37%11%6%44%3%412
Washington43%5%3%46%2%276
West Virginia40%4%3%52%1%144
Wisconsin26%9%7%57%1%299
Wyoming40%6%2%51%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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