Region among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by marital status (2014) Switch to: Marital status among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by region

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

Marital statusNortheastSouthMidwestWestSample size
Married19%35%21%25%7,960
Living with a partner19%34%17%30%1,216
Divorced/separated16%40%19%24%2,625
Widowed22%36%21%20%1,588
Never married21%34%21%24%3,891
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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