Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe 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 feeling a sense of wonder about the universe

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama48%12%8%32%< 1%214
Alaska51%11%14%23%2%150
Arizona56%15%9%19%1%287
Arkansas44%14%16%26%< 1%138
California48%15%15%20%2%2,042
Colorado52%17%15%13%3%250
Connecticut48%17%13%21%1%210
Delaware39%20%11%29%1%160
District of Columbia47%16%17%20%1%227
Florida47%17%11%23%2%952
Georgia47%18%11%22%2%449
Hawaii51%17%9%21%3%171
Idaho58%10%10%23%< 1%148
Illinois44%15%15%24%2%687
Indiana48%15%13%24%< 1%269
Iowa42%16%20%21%1%156
Kansas35%19%20%25%1%136
Kentucky38%17%15%27%3%183
Louisiana50%8%13%28%1%197
Maine45%17%13%24%1%160
Maryland45%12%15%27%1%357
Massachusetts48%16%13%21%1%419
Michigan46%18%13%22%1%494
Minnesota46%20%10%24%< 1%303
Mississippi47%11%15%26%< 1%132
Missouri48%20%7%24%1%300
Montana54%14%14%18%< 1%130
Nebraska33%20%17%29%1%146
Nevada53%19%13%13%1%155
New Hampshire40%18%10%32%< 1%175
New Jersey47%15%15%23%1%470
New Mexico50%17%6%27%< 1%161
New York50%15%15%20%1%1,083
North Carolina49%19%11%21%< 1%509
North Dakota41%10%14%32%4%137
Ohio44%16%13%26%1%543
Oklahoma49%8%13%30%< 1%174
Oregon56%15%12%18%< 1%242
Pennsylvania45%20%13%22%< 1%631
Rhode Island42%17%18%20%3%173
South Carolina49%12%12%25%1%234
South Dakota55%16%7%22%< 1%129
Tennessee49%19%9%22%1%282
Texas50%16%12%21%2%1,137
Utah45%20%17%18%< 1%141
Vermont54%16%15%16%< 1%189
Virginia52%15%13%18%1%412
Washington48%17%14%20%1%400
West Virginia46%15%9%29%1%145
Wisconsin37%22%16%23%2%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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