Views about government aid to the poor among adults ages 65 and older by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults ages 65 and older by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults ages 65 and older who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama58%37%2%3%125
Arizona54%37%2%7%184
California42%50%5%3%964
Colorado48%46%4%2%104
Connecticut45%48%6%1%100
Florida48%47%3%3%632
Georgia50%40%4%5%225
Illinois47%48%3%2%365
Indiana55%35%8%2%178
Kentucky52%38%6%4%122
Louisiana49%45%2%5%121
Maryland41%50%6%3%161
Massachusetts38%54%2%6%186
Michigan46%47%5%2%258
Minnesota45%48%6%< 1%127
Missouri47%44%6%3%157
New Hampshire42%52%4%1%105
New Jersey40%50%6%4%258
New York38%54%4%4%590
North Carolina52%43%3%2%288
Ohio47%48%2%3%326
Oklahoma50%40%2%8%114
Oregon36%54%5%5%124
Pennsylvania47%44%4%5%438
Rhode Island32%60%6%2%111
South Carolina48%43%7%2%142
Tennessee59%33%3%5%195
Texas42%48%4%6%528
Virginia47%44%5%4%217
Washington46%48%2%4%183
Wisconsin49%46%< 1%5%161
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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