Views about government aid to the poor among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong who say government aid to the poor…

Metro areaDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area59%33%4%4%199
Boston Metro Area56%39%5%< 1%133
Chicago Metro Area52%44%2%2%268
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area58%34%5%3%275
Detroit Metro Area49%48%3%< 1%149
Houston Metro Area60%37%2%1%177
Los Angeles Metro Area48%47%3%2%326
Miami Metro Area40%47%11%1%135
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area49%45%5%1%121
New York City Metro Area49%45%4%3%457
Philadelphia Metro Area50%46%2%2%236
Phoenix Metro Area66%31%1%2%153
Providence Metro Area51%42%2%4%115
Riverside, CA Metro Area62%35%3%< 1%143
San Diego Metro Area51%48%< 1%< 1%112
San Francisco Metro Area33%64%2%< 1%124
Seattle Metro Area55%43%1%1%105
Tampa Metro Area65%31%2%2%117
Washington, DC Metro Area46%47%6%1%275
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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