Views about government aid to the poor among adults who pray daily by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who pray daily by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who pray daily who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama53%41%4%2%379
Alaska49%38%9%4%149
Arizona50%41%4%4%362
Arkansas54%43%1%2%199
California42%52%4%2%1,834
Colorado54%42%1%2%247
Connecticut45%52%3%< 1%168
Delaware48%48%3%1%153
District of Columbia25%68%5%2%148
Florida45%48%6%2%1,131
Georgia48%46%5%2%626
Hawaii42%51%7%1%159
Idaho55%37%7%2%172
Illinois45%49%5%2%695
Indiana55%38%5%2%359
Iowa48%47%5%< 1%172
Kansas53%39%6%2%173
Kentucky52%36%9%3%281
Louisiana51%42%3%5%317
Maine45%45%7%3%109
Maryland46%50%3%1%331
Massachusetts42%50%3%4%266
Michigan44%50%5%1%550
Minnesota49%46%4%1%284
Mississippi50%43%5%3%234
Missouri51%44%3%2%373
Montana59%37%1%3%159
Nebraska62%34%2%2%177
Nevada47%49%3%1%153
New Hampshire55%40%6%< 1%119
New Jersey38%57%3%3%458
New Mexico46%47%2%5%162
New York39%53%6%2%949
North Carolina47%46%5%2%658
North Dakota57%37%4%3%184
Ohio49%45%3%2%680
Oklahoma48%44%5%3%267
Oregon41%51%7%< 1%180
Pennsylvania51%42%4%3%777
Rhode Island47%50%2%1%148
South Carolina45%47%7%2%340
South Dakota53%44%1%2%174
Tennessee47%46%4%3%471
Texas48%46%4%3%1,619
Utah59%39%1%1%197
Virginia52%41%5%3%504
Washington46%48%4%2%325
West Virginia49%45%5%1%200
Wisconsin52%41%3%4%293
Wyoming71%22%4%3%173
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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