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

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama64%30%5%1%231
Alaska52%38%6%3%106
Arizona61%33%2%3%252
Arkansas65%31%1%3%126
California51%45%3%2%1,154
Colorado58%39%1%2%193
Connecticut52%42%5%1%113
Florida55%39%5%1%671
Georgia61%33%3%2%377
Idaho61%31%7%1%137
Illinois55%41%2%2%430
Indiana68%26%3%3%243
Iowa55%42%2%< 1%113
Kansas68%25%8%< 1%120
Kentucky59%29%10%2%172
Louisiana59%35%3%3%183
Maryland56%40%3%< 1%207
Massachusetts53%43%3%1%177
Michigan59%38%3%1%352
Minnesota58%38%3%1%196
Mississippi61%34%1%4%121
Missouri62%32%4%2%239
Montana72%27%< 1%1%134
Nebraska69%27%3%1%128
New Hampshire57%37%1%6%100
New Jersey50%44%3%3%266
New Mexico58%36%3%3%103
New York52%42%5%1%544
North Carolina57%39%3%1%377
North Dakota66%29%4%1%139
Ohio60%36%3%1%385
Oklahoma60%33%3%4%134
Oregon51%41%8%< 1%140
Pennsylvania63%32%4%2%501
South Carolina58%35%7%< 1%197
South Dakota63%31%3%3%113
Tennessee62%33%4%2%292
Texas59%35%4%3%949
Utah67%30%2%1%126
Virginia66%30%3%1%328
Washington54%41%2%2%243
West Virginia63%31%3%2%136
Wisconsin64%32%3%1%199
Wyoming70%28%1%1%147
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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