Frequency of prayer 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 prayer

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

StateAt least dailyWeeklyMonthlySeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama74%9%6%12%< 1%214
Alaska39%14%6%41%< 1%150
Arizona53%15%4%28%< 1%287
Arkansas59%18%3%19%1%138
California48%14%7%31%1%2,042
Colorado42%18%5%34%1%250
Connecticut45%13%10%30%2%210
Delaware46%18%6%30%< 1%160
District of Columbia47%20%4%27%1%227
Florida55%15%5%24%1%952
Georgia63%13%4%19%< 1%449
Hawaii53%15%2%29%2%171
Idaho41%18%4%37%< 1%148
Illinois47%17%7%28%1%687
Indiana53%18%4%24%1%269
Iowa45%24%5%26%< 1%156
Kansas46%19%8%26%1%136
Kentucky55%12%4%29%< 1%183
Louisiana64%18%2%15%< 1%197
Maine31%19%7%43%1%160
Maryland46%19%2%32%< 1%357
Massachusetts33%12%8%45%1%419
Michigan54%14%6%25%< 1%494
Minnesota42%19%5%34%< 1%303
Mississippi76%10%5%9%1%132
Missouri55%19%5%20%1%300
Montana44%18%7%30%< 1%130
Nebraska42%24%10%24%1%146
Nevada47%18%2%33%< 1%155
New Hampshire27%20%10%43%1%175
New Jersey55%18%6%20%1%470
New Mexico50%18%3%28%< 1%161
New York46%15%7%31%1%1,083
North Carolina61%14%6%19%< 1%509
North Dakota49%17%6%28%< 1%137
Ohio55%16%4%24%1%543
Oklahoma64%15%2%19%< 1%174
Oregon41%10%9%39%< 1%242
Pennsylvania49%16%7%28%< 1%631
Rhode Island43%20%8%29%< 1%173
South Carolina62%16%5%16%1%234
South Dakota55%15%6%24%< 1%129
Tennessee70%16%2%10%2%282
Texas62%15%4%18%1%1,137
Utah52%13%3%30%1%141
Vermont26%12%9%52%1%189
Virginia54%15%7%22%2%412
Washington39%12%9%39%< 1%400
West Virginia65%15%2%16%1%145
Wisconsin40%18%7%32%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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