Views about government aid to the poor among who say science is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say science is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by views about government aid to the poor

% of who say science is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
California31%65%2%2%429
Florida34%62%3%1%178
Illinois32%64%2%3%131
Massachusetts31%66%1%2%107
New York31%65%2%2%188
Pennsylvania38%59%3%1%139
Texas43%52%4%1%220
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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