Income 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 household income

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

Metro areaLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Atlanta Metro Area23%17%33%27%214
Boston Metro Area25%15%34%26%145
Chicago Metro Area22%24%31%23%289
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area27%21%28%24%289
Detroit Metro Area36%20%26%18%141
Houston Metro Area29%14%33%24%217
Los Angeles Metro Area32%18%24%26%343
Miami Metro Area28%19%33%20%155
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area19%13%41%28%108
New York City Metro Area30%15%28%27%534
Philadelphia Metro Area28%18%30%24%244
Phoenix Metro Area24%20%39%17%189
Pittsburgh Metro Area27%24%30%19%100
Providence Metro Area16%30%31%23%118
Riverside, CA Metro Area28%21%32%18%146
San Diego Metro Area34%14%25%27%120
St. Louis Metro Area25%20%36%18%110
Tampa Metro Area28%30%22%20%126
Washington, DC Metro Area14%22%30%34%249
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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