Views about government aid to the poor among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama53%41%5%1%380
Alaska50%41%6%3%178
Arizona51%40%5%4%404
Arkansas53%45%1%1%202
California40%54%4%3%2,151
Colorado45%53%2%1%288
Connecticut41%53%5%< 1%188
Delaware49%48%2%1%167
District of Columbia23%72%4%1%153
Florida45%49%5%2%1,255
Georgia48%44%6%1%648
Hawaii34%58%6%1%195
Idaho54%38%6%2%207
Illinois45%48%4%2%749
Indiana56%38%4%2%388
Iowa43%54%3%< 1%185
Kansas51%40%8%1%195
Kentucky51%37%10%2%278
Louisiana48%44%3%5%307
Maine42%53%4%1%148
Maryland41%53%4%1%368
Massachusetts39%55%3%3%324
Michigan48%47%4%1%575
Minnesota46%50%4%< 1%328
Mississippi50%42%5%2%219
Missouri47%48%3%2%386
Montana59%36%2%4%171
Nebraska59%37%2%1%188
Nevada44%51%4%1%195
New Hampshire46%47%3%3%147
New Jersey37%57%3%3%507
New Mexico43%50%3%4%192
New York37%55%7%1%1,019
North Carolina47%47%4%2%684
North Dakota54%39%6%1%189
Ohio48%46%4%2%683
Oklahoma48%47%3%2%259
Oregon40%54%5%1%238
Pennsylvania48%45%4%3%781
Rhode Island44%54%1%1%168
South Carolina46%46%6%2%352
South Dakota51%47%2%1%195
Tennessee48%46%4%2%476
Texas48%45%3%3%1,633
Utah57%40%2%1%221
Vermont34%58%4%4%153
Virginia50%42%5%3%512
Washington42%52%4%2%406
West Virginia44%50%5%1%204
Wisconsin50%44%3%2%323
Wyoming69%25%5%1%193
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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