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 metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area 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

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's 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 Area47%46%4%3%183
Baltimore Metro Area42%53%4%1%124
Boston Metro Area35%58%5%2%263
Chicago Metro Area42%55%2%< 1%401
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area42%48%5%5%246
Detroit Metro Area45%51%3%1%182
Houston Metro Area53%43%3%2%198
Los Angeles Metro Area40%55%4%1%443
Miami Metro Area36%56%4%4%220
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area46%51%4%< 1%155
New York City Metro Area40%55%5%1%836
Philadelphia Metro Area42%54%3%1%329
Phoenix Metro Area48%45%3%3%178
Pittsburgh Metro Area51%44%4%< 1%112
Providence Metro Area41%55%1%4%180
Riverside, CA Metro Area43%50%4%2%160
San Diego Metro Area49%46%5%< 1%123
San Francisco Metro Area24%68%3%5%223
Seattle Metro Area37%57%2%3%142
St. Louis Metro Area42%53%3%2%126
Tampa Metro Area47%48%2%3%147
Washington, DC Metro Area43%55%1%1%366
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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