Gender composition 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 gender

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

StateMenWomenSample size
Alabama41%59%214
Alaska47%53%150
Arizona49%51%287
Arkansas45%55%138
California47%53%2,042
Colorado47%53%250
Connecticut48%52%210
Delaware47%53%160
District of Columbia43%57%227
Florida46%54%952
Georgia44%56%449
Hawaii37%63%171
Idaho40%60%148
Illinois47%53%687
Indiana44%56%269
Iowa44%56%156
Kansas47%53%136
Kentucky38%62%183
Louisiana46%54%197
Maine43%57%160
Maryland46%54%357
Massachusetts44%56%419
Michigan45%55%494
Minnesota43%57%303
Mississippi49%51%132
Missouri42%58%300
Montana42%58%130
Nebraska50%50%146
Nevada52%48%155
New Hampshire46%54%175
New Jersey46%54%470
New Mexico43%57%161
New York43%57%1,083
North Carolina41%59%509
North Dakota44%56%137
Ohio42%58%543
Oklahoma43%57%174
Oregon44%56%242
Pennsylvania43%57%631
Rhode Island42%58%173
South Carolina43%57%234
South Dakota47%53%129
Tennessee44%56%282
Texas48%52%1,137
Utah46%54%141
Vermont50%50%189
Virginia42%58%412
Washington47%53%400
West Virginia45%55%145
Wisconsin45%55%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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