Parent of children under 18 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 parental status

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

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama25%75%212
Alaska31%69%150
Arizona23%77%286
Arkansas32%68%138
California29%71%2,034
Colorado31%69%249
Connecticut24%76%209
Delaware31%69%160
District of Columbia22%78%224
Florida25%75%949
Georgia29%71%447
Hawaii31%69%171
Idaho30%70%147
Illinois24%76%686
Indiana31%69%269
Iowa38%62%156
Kansas33%67%135
Kentucky23%77%183
Louisiana37%63%197
Maine26%74%160
Maryland23%77%354
Massachusetts27%73%417
Michigan28%72%493
Minnesota27%73%303
Mississippi33%67%132
Missouri29%71%298
Montana28%72%130
Nebraska32%68%146
Nevada23%77%154
New Hampshire23%77%174
New Jersey31%69%466
New Mexico27%73%160
New York26%74%1,081
North Carolina28%72%507
North Dakota27%73%137
Ohio29%71%540
Oklahoma28%72%174
Oregon28%72%242
Pennsylvania26%74%630
Rhode Island20%80%173
South Carolina29%71%233
South Dakota24%76%129
Tennessee30%70%282
Texas35%65%1,130
Utah35%65%140
Vermont26%74%189
Virginia29%71%408
Washington22%78%399
West Virginia24%76%145
Wisconsin24%76%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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