Views about government aid to the poor among adults with a household income of $50,000-$99,999 by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with a household income of $50,000-$99,999 by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults with a household income of $50,000-$99,999 who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama73%24%3%< 1%116
Arizona64%32%4%< 1%178
California44%50%4%1%792
Colorado51%43%2%4%125
Florida54%41%4%< 1%470
Georgia58%40%1%2%235
Illinois46%51%2%1%348
Indiana63%34%3%1%165
Iowa48%45%7%< 1%104
Kentucky62%34%2%2%111
Louisiana57%34%7%2%111
Maryland45%52%3%1%171
Massachusetts50%47%2%1%166
Michigan51%44%4%1%267
Minnesota54%43%3%< 1%167
Missouri60%34%5%1%147
Montana62%36%< 1%1%100
New Jersey44%47%3%6%206
New York42%50%5%2%488
North Carolina53%45%2%1%272
North Dakota63%30%5%1%102
Ohio58%39%2%1%274
Oregon46%48%5%1%105
Pennsylvania55%40%4%1%301
South Carolina52%43%3%2%127
Tennessee62%32%3%2%157
Texas54%40%4%2%595
Virginia54%42%3%1%234
Washington43%55%2%< 1%171
Wisconsin63%35%2%< 1%189
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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