Immigrant status among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by views about government aid to the poor (2014) Switch to: Views about government aid to the poor among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by immigrant status

% of adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation who are…

Views about government aid to the poorImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Does more harm than good15%11%74%7,942
Does more good than harm16%11%72%12,459
Neither/both equally17%10%72%808
Don't know24%8%68%429
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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