Views about government aid to the poor among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama52%40%6%2%419
Alaska52%39%6%3%167
Arizona54%39%4%4%412
Arkansas51%46%2%2%234
California44%51%3%2%1,965
Colorado53%41%3%2%270
Connecticut46%51%3%< 1%192
Delaware49%45%5%1%183
District of Columbia25%69%5%1%155
Florida47%46%5%2%1,285
Georgia49%45%4%2%713
Hawaii40%50%9%< 1%181
Idaho51%40%6%3%208
Illinois47%47%4%2%818
Indiana61%33%5%1%425
Iowa44%53%3%< 1%219
Kansas55%37%7%1%206
Kentucky50%39%8%3%329
Louisiana50%43%3%4%342
Maine48%42%6%4%154
Maryland44%52%3%2%388
Massachusetts45%47%4%3%282
Michigan49%45%4%2%624
Minnesota49%45%4%2%340
Mississippi49%43%4%3%254
Missouri50%44%4%1%444
Montana62%34%1%3%192
Nebraska63%34%2%1%213
Nevada49%45%5%1%177
New Hampshire51%45%4%< 1%132
New Jersey38%55%3%4%500
New Mexico48%46%2%4%188
New York42%51%5%2%1,060
North Carolina45%48%5%2%732
North Dakota60%34%4%1%229
Ohio50%44%4%2%771
Oklahoma50%44%3%3%289
Oregon45%48%6%1%218
Pennsylvania52%42%4%2%865
Rhode Island43%52%1%4%180
South Carolina46%47%5%2%376
South Dakota55%42%2%2%213
Tennessee49%45%4%2%524
Texas50%43%4%3%1,774
Utah62%36%1%< 1%202
Vermont49%44%4%2%121
Virginia53%40%4%3%555
Washington47%48%4%2%382
West Virginia44%50%5%1%234
Wisconsin55%39%3%3%349
Wyoming70%24%4%2%219
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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