Views about government aid to the poor among adults who believe in God and are fairly certain by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who believe in God and are fairly certain by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who believe in God and are fairly certain who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Arizona47%48%5%1%121
California38%56%4%2%803
Colorado37%58%3%2%118
Florida49%49%1%1%377
Georgia42%52%3%2%141
Illinois38%58%2%2%274
Indiana51%44%4%< 1%126
Maryland48%47%4%1%116
Massachusetts41%57%1%< 1%175
Michigan39%58%2%1%203
Minnesota43%51%6%< 1%126
Missouri42%54%2%2%110
New Jersey41%57%2%< 1%220
New York38%55%4%2%425
North Carolina45%52%2%1%161
Ohio48%48%3%1%208
Pennsylvania47%47%4%2%275
Texas40%54%3%3%443
Virginia38%53%7%2%168
Washington40%54%3%3%156
Wisconsin49%48%1%2%131
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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