Views about government aid to the poor among who believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Heaven by views about government aid to the poor

% of who believe in Heaven who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama54%39%5%2%428
Alaska54%37%6%4%176
Arizona55%38%5%2%448
Arkansas48%48%2%2%258
California43%52%4%2%2,213
Colorado51%45%2%2%291
Connecticut44%52%3%< 1%237
Delaware46%49%3%2%224
District of Columbia24%70%3%2%181
Florida48%46%4%1%1,367
Georgia49%45%4%2%747
Hawaii43%52%5%< 1%186
Idaho53%39%6%2%221
Illinois47%48%4%2%929
Indiana57%37%4%1%496
Iowa44%52%3%1%241
Kansas50%44%6%1%231
Kentucky50%39%9%3%355
Louisiana48%45%4%3%367
Maine49%44%4%3%177
Maryland45%51%2%2%416
Massachusetts45%49%3%3%368
Michigan48%46%4%2%707
Minnesota48%47%4%1%411
Mississippi50%43%4%3%269
Missouri48%46%4%2%489
Montana62%35%1%2%204
Nebraska59%39%2%1%242
Nevada49%47%3%1%202
New Hampshire47%49%4%< 1%164
New Jersey40%55%3%3%606
New Mexico44%48%2%6%199
New York42%52%4%2%1,249
North Carolina45%49%5%2%774
North Dakota59%35%4%2%267
Ohio50%45%3%2%862
Oklahoma52%43%2%3%310
Oregon46%47%6%1%229
Pennsylvania52%42%4%2%977
Rhode Island43%52%2%4%207
South Carolina44%48%5%3%386
South Dakota52%44%2%1%233
Tennessee45%49%3%3%531
Texas49%45%4%3%1,918
Utah56%42%1%1%238
Vermont49%46%3%1%155
Virginia52%41%4%3%622
Washington45%50%4%2%419
West Virginia49%45%5%1%251
Wisconsin56%40%2%2%423
Wyoming66%28%4%2%236
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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