Parent of children under 18 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 parental status

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

Metro areaParentsNon-parentsSample size
Atlanta Metro Area39%61%233
Baltimore Metro Area28%72%102
Boston Metro Area13%87%181
Chicago Metro Area31%69%333
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area36%64%317
Detroit Metro Area30%70%163
Houston Metro Area34%66%245
Los Angeles Metro Area33%67%397
Miami Metro Area33%67%187
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area33%67%128
New York City Metro Area25%75%638
Philadelphia Metro Area25%75%273
Phoenix Metro Area33%67%209
Pittsburgh Metro Area20%80%119
Providence Metro Area24%76%137
Riverside, CA Metro Area35%65%163
San Diego Metro Area32%68%135
San Francisco Metro Area27%73%110
Seattle Metro Area30%70%109
St. Louis Metro Area23%77%117
Tampa Metro Area23%77%143
Washington, DC Metro Area30%70%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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