Views about government aid to the poor among women by state (2014) Switch to: State among women by views about government aid to the poor

% of women who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama49%46%5%1%255
Alaska39%50%7%4%158
Arizona48%43%5%4%301
Arkansas47%50%2%1%148
California36%58%4%2%1,829
Colorado44%53%1%1%221
Connecticut41%53%5%1%187
Delaware41%52%4%3%174
District of Columbia19%78%2%1%157
Florida42%51%5%2%969
Georgia44%51%4%2%499
Hawaii34%63%3%< 1%151
Idaho40%52%6%2%165
Illinois41%54%3%2%670
Indiana52%42%5%1%324
Iowa38%58%3%1%155
Kansas43%48%9%1%136
Kentucky41%50%7%3%229
Louisiana47%46%4%4%234
Maine33%58%5%4%167
Maryland40%57%3%1%319
Massachusetts34%61%2%3%356
Michigan40%54%5%2%505
Minnesota40%58%2%1%290
Mississippi50%41%4%5%156
Missouri42%53%4%1%318
Montana46%49%2%3%138
Nebraska57%42%1%1%158
Nevada48%48%3%1%131
New Hampshire36%57%3%4%161
New Jersey38%57%3%2%460
New Mexico36%56%4%4%159
New York35%59%5%1%1,088
North Carolina36%56%5%2%513
North Dakota46%46%4%3%147
Ohio42%52%3%3%599
Oklahoma45%51%2%2%197
Oregon35%62%3%< 1%212
Pennsylvania43%51%4%3%733
Rhode Island37%61%1%1%162
South Carolina37%55%5%3%269
South Dakota53%47%< 1%< 1%150
Tennessee45%50%3%2%324
Texas45%47%5%3%1,210
Utah49%48%2%1%143
Vermont37%60%1%2%144
Virginia44%50%3%3%417
Washington36%58%3%3%370
West Virginia45%51%4%1%159
Wisconsin43%51%2%3%289
Wyoming59%36%3%2%151
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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