Views about same-sex marriage among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by views about same-sex marriage

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who …same-sex marriage

StateStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Alabama42%49%9%214
Alaska73%22%5%150
Arizona72%24%4%287
Arkansas47%42%12%138
California71%25%4%2,042
Colorado75%18%7%250
Connecticut79%18%3%210
Delaware67%32%2%160
District of Columbia69%22%8%227
Florida65%29%6%952
Georgia52%40%7%449
Hawaii65%23%12%171
Idaho68%18%14%148
Illinois66%27%7%687
Indiana62%31%8%269
Iowa62%30%8%156
Kansas64%28%9%136
Kentucky54%37%8%183
Louisiana47%45%8%197
Maine78%20%2%160
Maryland68%27%5%357
Massachusetts82%13%5%419
Michigan64%29%7%494
Minnesota75%23%2%303
Mississippi40%52%8%132
Missouri63%32%5%300
Montana75%14%10%130
Nebraska66%32%2%146
Nevada60%33%7%155
New Hampshire84%14%2%175
New Jersey66%27%7%470
New Mexico63%32%5%161
New York70%24%6%1,083
North Carolina56%37%7%509
North Dakota67%28%6%137
Ohio62%32%6%543
Oklahoma52%39%9%174
Oregon70%23%7%242
Pennsylvania67%25%7%631
Rhode Island74%17%9%173
South Carolina53%43%4%234
South Dakota64%31%5%129
Tennessee44%48%8%282
Texas55%38%7%1,137
Utah65%32%2%141
Vermont91%7%2%189
Virginia62%33%4%412
Washington72%22%6%400
West Virginia44%43%13%145
Wisconsin70%24%5%275
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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