Generational cohort 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 generational group

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

StateYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Alabama13%16%21%36%12%1%207
Alaska13%21%25%32%7%2%148
Arizona17%12%27%31%12%1%283
Arkansas21%13%22%36%8%1%134
California17%18%28%28%9%1%1,994
Colorado15%17%26%33%8%1%248
Connecticut17%13%26%33%10%2%204
Delaware16%13%24%30%17%< 1%158
District of Columbia11%29%32%20%8%1%213
Florida15%12%26%32%13%3%930
Georgia22%13%31%25%8%1%442
Hawaii14%14%21%43%8%1%169
Idaho17%15%21%32%15%< 1%145
Illinois18%13%28%28%10%1%670
Indiana13%19%23%33%10%3%267
Iowa16%19%26%28%10%1%155
Kansas22%17%18%32%8%3%135
Kentucky16%15%24%35%9%< 1%179
Louisiana14%14%30%31%10%1%196
Maine15%15%22%33%12%4%159
Maryland12%18%30%29%10%1%351
Massachusetts16%17%28%26%10%2%409
Michigan12%14%26%35%10%1%487
Minnesota20%15%23%32%10%< 1%300
Mississippi9%18%31%32%7%3%132
Missouri11%15%25%36%12%1%295
Montana9%15%32%37%7%< 1%128
Nebraska20%15%23%28%11%4%145
Nevada15%12%32%29%11%1%151
New Hampshire16%9%30%33%12%1%172
New Jersey11%13%29%34%10%2%455
New Mexico13%23%26%29%9%< 1%158
New York15%16%27%30%11%2%1,052
North Carolina14%17%29%30%9%1%503
North Dakota13%18%26%29%11%3%136
Ohio12%13%26%34%12%2%535
Oklahoma17%16%27%26%12%2%172
Oregon9%17%25%37%12%1%242
Pennsylvania17%11%26%33%12%1%624
Rhode Island12%12%26%36%12%2%169
South Carolina19%13%29%30%10%< 1%229
South Dakota15%20%26%30%8%1%128
Tennessee15%18%27%33%7%1%278
Texas16%17%30%26%10%1%1,111
Utah17%24%28%23%7%< 1%135
Vermont17%9%25%37%10%1%188
Virginia13%21%25%29%12%< 1%406
Washington16%15%29%30%9%1%395
West Virginia14%13%21%36%13%3%142
Wisconsin16%15%25%31%11%1%269
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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