Importance of religion in one's life 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 importance of religion

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

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alabama75%14%6%5%1%262
Alaska49%28%14%8%< 1%135
Arizona56%25%12%7%< 1%325
Arkansas76%15%2%7%< 1%155
California51%27%11%11%< 1%1,423
Colorado57%26%10%7%< 1%227
Connecticut42%30%17%10%< 1%147
Delaware54%29%9%8%< 1%121
Florida52%28%10%10%< 1%953
Georgia71%18%6%4%< 1%460
Hawaii48%25%16%10%< 1%123
Idaho55%27%8%10%< 1%150
Illinois57%25%12%7%< 1%566
Indiana54%29%9%8%< 1%343
Iowa56%26%12%5%< 1%158
Kansas60%25%7%7%< 1%154
Kentucky65%24%5%6%< 1%216
Louisiana75%16%2%6%< 1%235
Maine38%35%16%11%1%125
Maryland56%24%13%6%< 1%254
Massachusetts35%34%16%15%< 1%248
Michigan52%27%11%9%1%425
Minnesota52%26%12%9%< 1%231
Mississippi76%13%5%4%2%157
Missouri59%27%7%6%1%312
Montana52%27%10%12%< 1%171
Nebraska59%29%6%4%1%156
Nevada46%30%10%14%1%143
New Hampshire42%28%20%9%< 1%108
New Jersey49%30%12%9%< 1%362
New Mexico64%19%4%12%1%131
New York47%27%12%14%< 1%748
North Carolina63%23%8%5%1%451
North Dakota53%23%18%6%< 1%179
Ohio58%25%8%8%1%526
Oklahoma69%19%5%6%< 1%190
Oregon51%31%10%8%1%158
Pennsylvania54%25%12%8%1%640
Rhode Island61%20%6%13%< 1%116
South Carolina71%17%5%5%1%227
South Dakota60%25%9%6%1%164
Tennessee74%16%3%5%2%339
Texas64%23%7%6%< 1%1,231
Utah72%11%9%7%1%164
Virginia64%21%9%5%< 1%412
Washington55%23%10%11%1%276
West Virginia69%16%9%4%1%144
Wisconsin48%34%10%7%1%299
Wyoming56%27%11%6%< 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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