Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong 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 belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

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

Metro areaThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area51%48%< 1%1%235
Baltimore Metro Area45%54%< 1%1%102
Boston Metro Area38%59%3%< 1%181
Chicago Metro Area37%62%1%< 1%334
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area46%52%2%< 1%318
Detroit Metro Area44%53%1%2%163
Houston Metro Area40%58%1%1%247
Los Angeles Metro Area35%62%1%1%399
Miami Metro Area34%65%1%< 1%189
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area38%61%1%< 1%128
New York City Metro Area32%66%1%1%642
Philadelphia Metro Area45%55%< 1%1%274
Phoenix Metro Area46%46%2%7%210
Pittsburgh Metro Area42%56%2%< 1%119
Providence Metro Area37%59%< 1%3%137
Riverside, CA Metro Area51%48%< 1%1%163
San Diego Metro Area34%63%2%1%136
San Francisco Metro Area37%60%2%1%111
Seattle Metro Area48%49%2%< 1%109
St. Louis Metro Area43%55%1%< 1%118
Tampa Metro Area48%51%2%< 1%144
Washington, DC Metro Area39%60%1%< 1%291
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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