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

% of Catholics who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Arizona52%37%8%3%127
California40%54%3%2%878
Connecticut40%56%3%1%120
Florida49%45%5%1%428
Illinois47%48%3%1%356
Indiana68%28%3%< 1%123
Louisiana49%48%2%2%130
Maryland48%50%2%< 1%103
Massachusetts52%43%2%3%238
Michigan51%46%3%< 1%197
Minnesota50%46%3%1%128
New Jersey43%52%3%2%327
New York44%49%5%2%635
Ohio57%40%1%2%227
Pennsylvania48%46%4%1%355
Rhode Island37%60%2%2%146
Texas41%52%4%4%540
Virginia55%39%5%< 1%119
Washington41%54%4%2%112
Wisconsin54%42%2%2%153
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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