Immigrant status 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 immigrant status

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

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Alabama5%4%90%210
Alaska8%4%88%147
Arizona15%9%76%285
Arkansas4%4%91%136
California34%18%48%2,010
Colorado15%8%76%248
Connecticut19%16%64%207
Delaware15%5%80%158
District of Columbia18%9%72%219
Florida26%14%60%937
Georgia10%7%84%440
Hawaii13%16%71%165
Idaho8%7%86%147
Illinois15%12%72%680
Indiana6%6%88%269
Iowa5%5%89%154
Kansas11%6%84%134
Kentucky5%< 1%95%180
Louisiana5%4%92%193
Maine2%12%86%158
Maryland12%8%80%349
Massachusetts17%17%66%412
Michigan9%7%85%490
Minnesota8%5%86%302
Mississippi< 1%< 1%100%130
Missouri5%5%90%296
Montana1%9%91%128
Nebraska9%7%84%142
Nevada23%11%66%154
New Hampshire7%12%80%173
New Jersey25%14%61%461
New Mexico18%7%75%158
New York24%19%57%1,061
North Carolina8%4%88%506
North Dakota4%7%89%135
Ohio5%8%87%539
Oklahoma9%3%88%171
Oregon8%10%83%241
Pennsylvania7%8%85%620
Rhode Island17%20%64%171
South Carolina6%4%90%231
South Dakota4%7%89%127
Tennessee6%5%89%278
Texas23%12%65%1,127
Utah10%9%81%141
Vermont3%15%82%185
Virginia13%8%79%403
Washington12%10%77%395
West Virginia2%5%93%141
Wisconsin8%7%85%271
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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