Views about government aid to the poor among independents and those who don't lean to either party by state (2014) Switch to: State among independents and those who don't lean to either party by views about government aid to the poor

% of independents and those who don't lean to either party who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Arizona38%47%10%6%119
California35%56%5%4%638
Florida42%49%6%4%336
Georgia33%48%12%6%156
Illinois41%47%4%8%234
Indiana49%39%10%2%114
Massachusetts43%45%6%6%103
Michigan40%49%7%4%176
Missouri46%46%6%2%105
New Jersey39%53%5%3%145
New York38%51%8%3%337
North Carolina49%40%6%5%152
Ohio47%40%7%6%175
Pennsylvania46%48%4%2%179
Texas41%48%5%5%476
Virginia43%45%5%7%136
Washington45%48%5%2%140
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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