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

% of parents who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama55%36%9%1%125
Arizona60%36%2%2%141
California40%54%4%2%868
Colorado45%50%1%4%150
Florida47%46%6%1%434
Georgia51%44%5%< 1%248
Illinois47%47%4%2%300
Indiana55%41%3%1%152
Kentucky57%37%6%< 1%106
Louisiana45%49%1%4%128
Maryland48%49%1%1%156
Massachusetts35%60%4%1%163
Michigan49%48%3%< 1%221
Minnesota47%50%3%< 1%140
Missouri50%44%6%1%168
New Jersey36%58%3%4%222
New York37%58%4%1%402
North Carolina46%49%5%1%228
Ohio47%46%6%2%272
Pennsylvania50%45%4%1%291
South Carolina40%50%6%4%117
Tennessee51%43%5%1%156
Texas47%47%4%2%754
Virginia51%44%2%2%228
Washington45%49%6%< 1%157
Wisconsin58%39%1%1%145
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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