Income distribution among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by views about government aid to the poor (2014) Switch to: Views about government aid to the poor among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by household income

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who have a household income of…

Views about government aid to the poorLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Does more harm than good26%22%30%22%5,883
Does more good than harm40%20%23%17%6,761
Neither/both equally39%21%25%14%439
Don't know54%20%16%11%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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