Region 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 region

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who are in…

Views about government aid to the poorNortheastSouthMidwestWestSample size
Does more harm than good20%36%24%21%6,745
Does more good than harm21%33%22%24%7,603
Neither/both equally20%38%18%24%542
Don't know15%46%13%25%300
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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