Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing 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 frequency of feelings of spiritual wellbeing

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama71%12%8%8%1%214
Alaska50%19%11%19%1%150
Arizona55%15%10%20%< 1%287
Arkansas61%11%8%18%2%138
California55%16%11%16%2%2,042
Colorado58%15%11%15%1%250
Connecticut50%15%10%25%1%210
Delaware48%18%11%22%1%160
District of Columbia51%16%17%15%< 1%227
Florida62%12%9%16%1%952
Georgia62%16%11%10%1%449
Hawaii68%12%8%11%1%171
Idaho55%13%13%19%< 1%148
Illinois50%18%11%20%1%687
Indiana57%17%8%16%1%269
Iowa57%13%10%17%3%156
Kansas53%20%9%17%1%136
Kentucky54%18%8%18%1%183
Louisiana65%16%7%12%1%197
Maine50%14%8%27%1%160
Maryland53%16%11%19%< 1%357
Massachusetts44%17%10%27%2%419
Michigan53%18%8%19%2%494
Minnesota54%18%12%14%2%303
Mississippi71%11%9%10%< 1%132
Missouri60%14%11%14%1%300
Montana44%30%10%13%3%130
Nebraska51%15%9%24%1%146
Nevada64%15%6%14%1%155
New Hampshire37%15%15%33%< 1%175
New Jersey60%14%8%17%1%470
New Mexico57%17%6%16%3%161
New York52%17%10%18%2%1,083
North Carolina62%16%10%12%< 1%509
North Dakota55%19%10%16%< 1%137
Ohio57%15%12%16%1%543
Oklahoma65%13%5%16%< 1%174
Oregon54%18%7%19%1%242
Pennsylvania53%15%10%21%1%631
Rhode Island54%14%11%19%1%173
South Carolina61%12%10%15%< 1%234
South Dakota66%14%5%13%1%129
Tennessee69%15%5%9%2%282
Texas61%12%10%15%2%1,137
Utah59%15%11%13%2%141
Vermont45%16%14%24%1%189
Virginia58%17%12%11%2%412
Washington51%12%15%21%< 1%400
West Virginia72%12%4%11%2%145
Wisconsin48%20%9%23%1%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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