Views about government aid to the poor among adults with a post-graduate degree by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with a post-graduate degree by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults with a post-graduate degree who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Arizona44%51%2%3%107
California29%66%4%2%654
Florida39%55%5%2%333
Georgia49%50%1%< 1%167
Illinois33%62%3%2%222
Maryland30%64%4%2%167
Massachusetts27%69%1%3%164
Michigan42%54%2%1%144
New Jersey39%54%5%2%203
New York30%59%9%2%393
North Carolina34%63%3%1%183
Ohio42%53%4%1%175
Pennsylvania37%57%4%2%237
Tennessee53%40%6%1%117
Texas42%55%2%1%357
Virginia32%62%4%2%217
Washington17%78%3%2%103
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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