Belief in Hell 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 hell

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

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama71%21%8%214
Alaska36%57%7%150
Arizona44%48%8%287
Arkansas70%25%4%138
California45%48%7%2,042
Colorado39%49%12%250
Connecticut50%43%7%210
Delaware55%38%8%160
District of Columbia45%47%8%227
Florida54%39%8%952
Georgia63%33%5%449
Hawaii53%39%8%171
Idaho45%47%8%148
Illinois48%43%9%687
Indiana62%31%7%269
Iowa55%36%9%156
Kansas58%30%11%136
Kentucky67%28%5%183
Louisiana68%25%7%197
Maine34%56%10%160
Maryland49%46%5%357
Massachusetts30%59%11%419
Michigan56%36%8%494
Minnesota46%46%8%303
Mississippi78%17%6%132
Missouri61%32%7%300
Montana34%60%6%130
Nebraska55%38%8%146
Nevada50%41%9%155
New Hampshire36%58%7%175
New Jersey50%39%11%470
New Mexico47%47%6%161
New York43%49%8%1,083
North Carolina68%28%4%509
North Dakota51%40%9%137
Ohio57%36%7%543
Oklahoma61%33%6%174
Oregon33%55%12%242
Pennsylvania49%43%8%631
Rhode Island41%46%13%173
South Carolina64%26%11%234
South Dakota53%36%11%129
Tennessee78%16%6%282
Texas60%33%6%1,137
Utah40%56%4%141
Vermont27%66%7%189
Virginia55%38%7%412
Washington35%57%8%400
West Virginia74%18%7%145
Wisconsin45%47%8%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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