Views about government aid to the poor among adults with an education level of high school or less by state (2014) Switch to: State 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…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama51%41%6%2%169
Arizona48%41%6%5%179
Arkansas46%51%3%1%136
California41%53%4%3%1,015
Colorado41%51%5%2%115
Florida43%52%3%2%619
Georgia44%49%4%3%321
Illinois42%53%3%2%381
Indiana59%34%5%1%262
Iowa50%45%3%1%107
Kentucky46%40%10%4%195
Louisiana46%48%1%5%179
Maine43%55%< 1%3%101
Maryland42%50%7%1%149
Massachusetts50%42%4%3%175
Michigan45%50%2%3%291
Minnesota45%47%4%3%135
Mississippi46%46%4%4%109
Missouri48%48%2%2%211
New Jersey38%55%2%5%244
New Mexico40%52%2%6%104
New York41%52%4%3%553
North Carolina48%44%4%3%294
Ohio45%48%4%3%388
Oklahoma45%48%3%4%156
Oregon45%48%5%2%101
Pennsylvania52%42%2%3%479
South Carolina37%53%7%3%180
Tennessee40%53%4%3%221
Texas42%51%3%4%849
Virginia48%43%5%4%201
Washington43%52%3%2%174
West Virginia46%50%3%1%135
Wisconsin51%43%2%4%196
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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