Belief in Heaven among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by belief in heaven

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama82%13%5%214
Alaska47%42%11%150
Arizona64%29%7%287
Arkansas85%11%4%138
California60%34%6%2,042
Colorado54%38%8%250
Connecticut68%25%8%210
Delaware72%22%6%160
District of Columbia64%30%6%227
Florida67%26%7%952
Georgia75%20%5%449
Hawaii69%21%9%171
Idaho61%34%5%148
Illinois65%27%8%687
Indiana77%19%5%269
Iowa76%18%7%156
Kansas74%17%9%136
Kentucky77%18%5%183
Louisiana82%12%7%197
Maine51%41%8%160
Maryland65%30%5%357
Massachusetts48%43%10%419
Michigan68%23%9%494
Minnesota65%30%6%303
Mississippi89%7%5%132
Missouri78%17%5%300
Montana58%40%2%130
Nebraska70%23%7%146
Nevada62%29%9%155
New Hampshire51%41%8%175
New Jersey71%21%8%470
New Mexico63%30%7%161
New York63%31%6%1,083
North Carolina76%17%6%509
North Dakota71%21%9%137
Ohio74%20%6%543
Oklahoma74%22%4%174
Oregon52%38%11%242
Pennsylvania65%28%6%631
Rhode Island60%27%13%173
South Carolina77%15%9%234
South Dakota76%19%5%129
Tennessee85%10%5%282
Texas74%19%6%1,137
Utah72%24%4%141
Vermont43%50%6%189
Virginia71%24%5%412
Washington54%38%8%400
West Virginia80%13%7%145
Wisconsin61%30%9%275
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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