Views about size of government among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by views about size of government

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who would rather have…

Metro areaSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area27%66%3%5%242
Baltimore Metro Area29%64%2%5%133
Boston Metro Area30%61%3%6%294
Chicago Metro Area32%62%3%2%489
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area35%58%4%3%296
Detroit Metro Area35%58%4%3%186
Houston Metro Area32%63%2%3%239
Los Angeles Metro Area31%63%3%4%609
Miami Metro Area19%75%3%3%262
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area45%51%2%2%196
New York City Metro Area25%67%3%5%1,021
Philadelphia Metro Area33%61%2%4%409
Phoenix Metro Area43%54%2%1%167
Pittsburgh Metro Area48%49%1%2%119
Providence Metro Area37%57%2%4%195
Riverside, CA Metro Area32%61%5%2%189
San Diego Metro Area31%61%6%2%169
San Francisco Metro Area24%68%5%3%338
Seattle Metro Area37%57%3%3%207
St. Louis Metro Area32%62%1%4%138
Tampa Metro Area30%60%6%4%159
Washington, DC Metro Area25%70%3%2%576
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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