Age distribution among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by age group

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who are ages…

Metro area18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Atlanta Metro Area20%39%27%13%231
Baltimore Metro Area22%35%28%15%102
Boston Metro Area16%28%36%21%175
Chicago Metro Area19%37%26%18%328
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area23%41%25%11%311
Detroit Metro Area20%36%24%19%157
Houston Metro Area26%40%25%10%241
Los Angeles Metro Area19%39%26%16%391
Miami Metro Area20%34%26%20%182
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area17%44%23%17%127
New York City Metro Area23%34%25%17%619
Philadelphia Metro Area25%30%28%17%269
Phoenix Metro Area25%36%22%17%207
Pittsburgh Metro Area19%32%27%22%117
Providence Metro Area22%37%27%15%136
Riverside, CA Metro Area24%44%19%13%163
San Diego Metro Area26%37%23%14%132
San Francisco Metro Area23%35%25%18%107
Seattle Metro Area14%40%27%19%107
St. Louis Metro Area22%38%23%16%116
Tampa Metro Area16%36%22%25%144
Washington, DC Metro Area30%31%27%12%280
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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