Views about government aid to the poor among adults with a household income of less than $30,000 by state (2014) Switch to: State 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…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama34%57%7%2%150
Arizona36%52%6%6%173
Arkansas30%67%2%1%106
California33%61%3%2%941
Florida34%59%5%2%523
Georgia36%54%8%2%263
Illinois36%57%4%2%324
Indiana47%47%5%1%186
Kentucky34%50%12%4%153
Louisiana38%57%3%2%157
Massachusetts28%65%3%4%141
Michigan35%59%4%2%283
Minnesota34%60%4%2%108
Mississippi35%59%2%4%109
Missouri36%62%1%1%191
New Jersey32%66%1%1%170
New York32%62%4%1%469
North Carolina33%57%7%3%264
Ohio37%56%4%3%353
Oklahoma34%63%2%1%119
Oregon31%65%4%< 1%110
Pennsylvania42%53%3%1%357
South Carolina19%73%5%3%134
Tennessee28%65%5%2%179
Texas35%57%3%4%706
Virginia37%54%4%5%146
Washington31%62%4%3%184
West Virginia35%60%3%1%104
Wisconsin35%58%1%5%141
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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