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

% of Non-Christians who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alaska29%61%8%2%123
Arizona39%52%3%6%205
California29%65%4%2%1,408
Colorado29%62%6%3%181
Connecticut35%58%6%1%126
District of Columbia17%77%3%2%115
Florida39%56%3%2%605
Georgia39%50%7%4%187
Hawaii36%51%11%2%127
Illinois34%61%2%3%349
Indiana42%50%5%3%162
Maine32%63%1%4%112
Maryland29%67%3%2%211
Massachusetts28%68%4%1%292
Michigan37%58%3%2%265
Minnesota26%70%2%1%130
Missouri38%56%3%3%156
Montana43%56%1%1%110
Nevada42%49%6%2%107
New Hampshire25%67%2%7%115
New Jersey38%54%4%4%275
New York32%62%5%2%744
North Carolina34%61%4%2%226
Ohio36%56%6%2%269
Oregon25%72%2%1%175
Pennsylvania38%58%3%1%329
South Carolina26%67%6%1%101
Tennessee34%59%2%5%109
Texas42%51%5%2%556
Vermont19%77%2%3%150
Virginia39%53%5%3%238
Washington30%68%2%1%270
Wisconsin32%65%3%< 1%161
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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