Views about government aid to the poor among adults with an education level of high school or less by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults with an education level of high school or less by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults with an education level of high school or less who say government aid to the poor…

Metro areaDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area45%49%3%3%131
Boston Metro Area48%44%5%3%106
Chicago Metro Area40%56%3%1%213
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area41%52%4%4%189
Detroit Metro Area42%53%2%3%107
Houston Metro Area51%45%2%1%136
Los Angeles Metro Area38%53%5%4%302
Miami Metro Area33%61%3%3%146
New York City Metro Area40%54%3%4%449
Philadelphia Metro Area41%54%1%3%207
Riverside, CA Metro Area48%50%2%< 1%121
Washington, DC Metro Area37%54%6%4%146
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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