Views about government aid to the poor among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama58%38%3%< 1%147
Arizona57%39%2%2%183
California45%51%3%1%855
Colorado38%59%1%2%127
Florida52%43%4%1%524
Georgia51%45%3%1%266
Idaho57%39%3%2%106
Illinois48%47%3%2%400
Indiana59%36%4%< 1%186
Iowa42%54%4%< 1%119
Kansas50%42%6%2%105
Kentucky46%48%4%2%104
Louisiana48%48%1%4%129
Maryland45%51%2%1%177
Massachusetts52%45%2%1%154
Michigan46%48%5%1%283
Minnesota47%45%7%1%161
Missouri54%42%4%< 1%181
Nebraska64%33%3%< 1%106
New Jersey48%49%2%1%266
New York49%46%5%1%507
North Carolina48%49%2%1%262
North Dakota58%36%4%2%122
Ohio52%44%2%1%366
Oklahoma56%41%< 1%2%100
Oregon34%57%6%2%108
Pennsylvania50%45%3%1%401
South Carolina51%45%4%< 1%127
South Dakota58%36%3%2%114
Tennessee51%44%2%3%160
Texas51%45%3%2%704
Utah63%36%1%< 1%126
Virginia54%42%3%< 1%231
Washington48%45%4%2%186
Wisconsin57%40%2%1%180
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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