Views about government aid to the poor among adults with a household income of less than $30,000 by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults with a household income of less than $30,000 by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults with a household income of less than $30,000 who say government aid to the poor…

Metro areaDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area37%55%8%< 1%107
Chicago Metro Area30%65%4%1%174
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area36%53%4%6%156
Detroit Metro Area38%59%1%2%114
Houston Metro Area41%56%1%2%120
Los Angeles Metro Area33%61%2%3%278
Miami Metro Area24%64%8%4%133
New York City Metro Area34%62%3%1%371
Philadelphia Metro Area35%62%1%2%145
Riverside, CA Metro Area36%60%3%< 1%102
Washington, DC Metro Area22%68%5%5%109
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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