Views about government aid to the poor among who do not believe in Hell by state (2014) Switch to: State among who do not believe in Hell by views about government aid to the poor

% of who do not believe in Hell who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama54%41%4%1%100
Alaska29%63%6%1%139
Arizona36%56%4%4%259
California29%65%4%2%1,693
Colorado36%61%2%1%223
Connecticut39%55%4%2%182
Delaware39%59%1%1%104
District of Columbia16%81%2%1%147
Florida43%54%3%1%771
Georgia34%58%6%2%255
Hawaii37%56%7%1%140
Idaho40%56%3%< 1%125
Illinois31%66%2%2%488
Indiana48%44%6%2%187
Iowa42%55%3%< 1%110
Louisiana39%48%6%7%110
Maine32%65%2%1%147
Maryland29%64%5%2%280
Massachusetts33%63%3%1%400
Michigan39%57%2%2%317
Minnesota33%63%3%2%207
Missouri41%55%3%1%182
Montana40%56%2%1%137
Nevada45%51%4%< 1%127
New Hampshire29%68%1%2%149
New Jersey38%57%3%2%360
New Mexico31%63%4%2%126
New York30%64%5%1%884
North Carolina38%57%4%1%285
Ohio41%55%3%1%358
Oklahoma38%56%3%3%100
Oregon29%67%3%1%209
Pennsylvania40%56%3%1%496
Rhode Island33%62%< 1%4%132
South Carolina35%60%4%1%112
Tennessee46%43%6%5%133
Texas40%55%3%2%730
Utah43%54%3%< 1%157
Vermont20%75%2%3%184
Virginia34%59%4%3%300
Washington28%67%3%2%348
Wisconsin35%64%1%1%211
Wyoming46%45%8%2%105
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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