Region among blacks by views about government aid to the poor (2014) Switch to: Views about government aid to the poor among blacks by region

% of blacks who are in…

Views about government aid to the poorNortheastSouthMidwestWestSample size
Does more harm than good17%59%17%7%911
Does more good than harm16%57%18%10%2,271
Neither/both equally17%62%15%6%139
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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