Educational distribution 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 educational group

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

StateHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Alabama48%31%13%8%211
Alaska29%40%17%14%149
Arizona37%37%14%13%286
Arkansas53%34%8%4%138
California37%32%17%13%2,025
Colorado33%27%22%18%247
Connecticut37%28%18%17%209
Delaware38%30%16%15%160
District of Columbia27%16%31%26%223
Florida45%29%14%11%948
Georgia44%31%13%12%443
Hawaii33%33%22%12%171
Idaho39%33%17%11%147
Illinois39%28%19%13%681
Indiana43%31%16%10%268
Iowa35%35%18%12%155
Kansas38%35%14%13%136
Kentucky49%32%10%10%180
Louisiana54%28%13%5%197
Maine44%25%20%11%159
Maryland34%27%19%20%353
Massachusetts27%27%26%20%417
Michigan40%34%16%10%491
Minnesota30%33%22%14%302
Mississippi49%32%14%5%132
Missouri44%29%15%12%300
Montana37%29%20%14%130
Nebraska33%39%19%8%144
Nevada48%35%8%10%155
New Hampshire35%28%21%16%174
New Jersey39%26%18%17%467
New Mexico43%32%16%9%160
New York37%28%21%14%1,074
North Carolina37%35%15%14%509
North Dakota34%35%16%15%137
Ohio45%29%16%10%541
Oklahoma48%29%11%11%174
Oregon30%36%22%12%242
Pennsylvania42%28%16%13%629
Rhode Island38%30%19%13%170
South Carolina47%30%13%10%234
South Dakota35%37%18%10%129
Tennessee53%27%12%8%280
Texas47%28%15%11%1,133
Utah37%36%16%11%141
Vermont33%28%22%18%187
Virginia36%25%20%19%411
Washington31%34%21%14%399
West Virginia58%22%13%7%141
Wisconsin37%33%17%13%274
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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