Gender composition among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by gender

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

Metro areaMenWomenSample size
Atlanta Metro Area49%51%235
Baltimore Metro Area45%55%102
Boston Metro Area55%45%181
Chicago Metro Area50%50%334
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area55%45%318
Detroit Metro Area50%50%163
Houston Metro Area50%50%247
Los Angeles Metro Area55%45%399
Miami Metro Area52%48%189
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area53%47%128
New York City Metro Area49%51%642
Philadelphia Metro Area50%50%274
Phoenix Metro Area54%46%210
Pittsburgh Metro Area53%47%119
Providence Metro Area44%56%137
Riverside, CA Metro Area59%41%163
San Diego Metro Area52%48%136
San Francisco Metro Area57%43%111
Seattle Metro Area58%42%109
St. Louis Metro Area48%52%118
Tampa Metro Area58%42%144
Washington, DC Metro Area57%43%291
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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