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

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

Metro areaSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area78%20%1%1%235
Baltimore Metro Area79%15%1%5%102
Boston Metro Area72%25%2%1%181
Chicago Metro Area70%26%1%3%334
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area69%28%1%2%318
Detroit Metro Area75%22%1%2%163
Houston Metro Area66%31%1%1%247
Los Angeles Metro Area59%34%3%3%399
Miami Metro Area52%42%2%4%189
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area80%14%2%4%128
New York City Metro Area53%44%1%2%642
Philadelphia Metro Area71%25%2%2%274
Phoenix Metro Area75%25%< 1%< 1%210
Pittsburgh Metro Area77%21%1%1%119
Providence Metro Area69%27%4%< 1%137
Riverside, CA Metro Area64%33%1%1%163
San Diego Metro Area66%31%1%2%136
San Francisco Metro Area59%33%6%2%111
Seattle Metro Area72%21%4%3%109
St. Louis Metro Area75%21%1%4%118
Tampa Metro Area78%18%1%4%144
Washington, DC Metro Area71%27%1%1%291
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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