Income distribution among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by household income

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who have a household income of…

Metro areaLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Atlanta Metro Area31%23%24%22%225
Baltimore Metro Area28%20%31%21%116
Boston Metro Area30%17%19%34%258
Chicago Metro Area35%21%25%19%427
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area41%21%23%16%265
Detroit Metro Area46%18%25%12%166
Houston Metro Area42%18%24%16%218
Los Angeles Metro Area38%15%22%25%534
Miami Metro Area46%20%18%16%222
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area23%19%27%31%181
New York City Metro Area35%18%23%24%870
Philadelphia Metro Area33%19%25%22%358
Phoenix Metro Area45%15%25%15%149
Providence Metro Area33%20%35%13%163
Riverside, CA Metro Area44%24%21%12%165
San Diego Metro Area38%12%28%21%150
San Francisco Metro Area24%19%24%32%303
Seattle Metro Area29%19%26%26%191
St. Louis Metro Area34%27%21%18%123
Tampa Metro Area46%20%20%14%136
Washington, DC Metro Area22%13%30%35%530
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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