Views about government aid to the poor among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services who say government aid to the poor…

Metro areaDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area22%75%2%1%192
Baltimore Metro Area14%81%5%1%109
Boston Metro Area20%80%< 1%< 1%206
Chicago Metro Area22%75%2%1%377
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area31%62%4%3%251
Detroit Metro Area23%71%2%3%151
Houston Metro Area34%64%1%1%195
Los Angeles Metro Area25%69%4%2%507
Miami Metro Area26%71%2%< 1%253
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area17%79%2%2%125
New York City Metro Area28%68%2%2%925
Philadelphia Metro Area21%77%1%1%304
Phoenix Metro Area36%59%4%1%123
Providence Metro Area27%71%1%1%139
Riverside, CA Metro Area32%64%2%2%165
San Diego Metro Area31%65%1%3%140
San Francisco Metro Area14%82%1%3%260
Seattle Metro Area16%80%1%3%142
St. Louis Metro Area22%74%2%2%104
Tampa Metro Area19%74%4%2%131
Washington, DC Metro Area18%77%3%2%483
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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