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

% of adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe 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
Alabama49%47%3%2%232
Alaska42%49%5%3%159
Arizona47%46%4%3%349
Arkansas49%47%2%2%141
California36%57%4%3%1,849
Colorado40%55%5%1%251
Connecticut32%63%5%1%169
Delaware40%53%5%2%117
District of Columbia20%75%4%2%133
Florida46%49%4%1%960
Georgia44%48%5%2%470
Hawaii34%58%8%< 1%159
Idaho40%55%4%2%156
Illinois42%53%3%2%588
Indiana51%41%6%2%294
Iowa45%53%2%< 1%140
Kansas53%39%6%2%133
Kentucky54%37%6%3%193
Louisiana43%52%3%3%206
Maine37%58%1%4%127
Maryland38%56%5%2%292
Massachusetts35%59%4%2%336
Michigan38%56%5%1%430
Minnesota41%55%3%< 1%265
Mississippi50%44%4%2%141
Missouri44%51%4%< 1%299
Montana47%47%2%3%152
Nebraska63%35%2%1%128
Nevada45%50%4%2%165
New Hampshire42%53%2%4%139
New Jersey33%61%3%3%387
New Mexico43%51%5%1%161
New York33%58%6%2%928
North Carolina41%54%4%1%473
North Dakota54%38%5%3%148
Ohio47%47%4%2%504
Oklahoma45%49%3%3%175
Oregon34%61%4%1%220
Pennsylvania47%47%4%2%621
Rhode Island36%59%1%4%115
South Carolina42%52%5%< 1%239
South Dakota43%54%2%1%147
Tennessee47%49%3%2%324
Texas45%48%4%3%1,226
Utah55%42%2%1%165
Vermont26%69%3%2%159
Virginia45%48%3%4%442
Washington40%55%3%2%359
West Virginia45%46%8%1%141
Wisconsin48%46%3%2%255
Wyoming60%33%6%1%152
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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