Marital status among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by marital status

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

Metro areaMarriedLiving with a partnerDivorced/separatedWidowedNever marriedSample size
Atlanta Metro Area40%6%18%5%31%241
Baltimore Metro Area34%9%12%7%38%132
Boston Metro Area39%14%10%4%32%294
Chicago Metro Area43%9%11%4%33%483
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area39%14%16%5%26%296
Detroit Metro Area44%5%20%4%27%185
Houston Metro Area42%6%17%6%30%239
Los Angeles Metro Area39%11%12%3%35%603
Miami Metro Area42%7%16%5%31%261
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area43%6%10%5%36%196
New York City Metro Area41%9%13%6%31%1,017
Philadelphia Metro Area40%6%13%10%32%409
Phoenix Metro Area39%11%19%5%26%167
Pittsburgh Metro Area33%5%16%11%35%119
Providence Metro Area43%14%15%12%16%194
Riverside, CA Metro Area35%15%13%11%26%189
San Diego Metro Area45%5%17%7%26%169
San Francisco Metro Area46%8%11%6%29%335
Seattle Metro Area41%14%13%5%27%207
St. Louis Metro Area39%11%16%8%28%138
Tampa Metro Area37%13%14%7%28%158
Washington, DC Metro Area44%9%14%5%28%575
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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