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

StateLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Alabama53%42%5%214
Alaska75%24%1%150
Arizona56%41%3%287
Arkansas43%55%3%138
California64%33%4%2,042
Colorado68%28%4%250
Connecticut75%21%4%210
Delaware63%35%2%160
District of Columbia72%24%4%227
Florida64%32%4%952
Georgia57%39%4%449
Hawaii70%25%6%171
Idaho58%37%5%148
Illinois66%32%2%687
Indiana54%42%5%269
Iowa64%35%1%156
Kansas62%33%5%136
Kentucky46%47%6%183
Louisiana48%47%5%197
Maine71%27%2%160
Maryland71%27%2%357
Massachusetts84%14%3%419
Michigan65%32%3%494
Minnesota61%35%3%303
Mississippi42%55%4%132
Missouri56%37%7%300
Montana74%23%3%130
Nebraska61%39%1%146
Nevada74%26%1%155
New Hampshire75%22%3%175
New Jersey66%31%3%470
New Mexico59%40%1%161
New York70%26%4%1,083
North Carolina58%35%7%509
North Dakota54%42%4%137
Ohio56%40%4%543
Oklahoma60%36%4%174
Oregon73%25%3%242
Pennsylvania64%32%4%631
Rhode Island68%25%7%173
South Carolina51%44%5%234
South Dakota65%34%1%129
Tennessee51%47%2%282
Texas52%44%3%1,137
Utah69%27%4%141
Vermont86%12%2%189
Virginia67%29%4%412
Washington70%26%4%400
West Virginia41%53%6%145
Wisconsin63%33%3%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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