Views about government aid to the poor among men by state (2014) Switch to: State among men by views about government aid to the poor

% of men who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama57%34%5%3%256
Alaska51%43%5%1%152
Arizona51%43%4%3%352
Arkansas50%44%2%4%163
California41%53%4%2%1,868
Colorado44%47%6%3%283
Connecticut41%55%3%1%190
Delaware45%50%4%1%127
District of Columbia23%70%5%2%146
Florida49%46%4%2%1,051
Georgia49%43%6%2%469
Hawaii51%37%10%1%161
Idaho57%37%4%1%155
Illinois44%51%4%2%656
Indiana60%33%4%3%330
Iowa51%45%4%< 1%175
Kansas53%43%2%2%171
Kentucky57%32%9%2%210
Louisiana50%42%4%3%231
Maine50%45%3%1%136
Maryland41%52%5%2%325
Massachusetts43%51%3%2%348
Michigan49%46%3%2%477
Minnesota46%46%6%2%273
Mississippi51%45%3%1%153
Missouri54%41%3%2%324
Montana63%35%1%1%174
Nebraska53%43%3%1%154
Nevada43%51%5%1%183
New Hampshire45%50%3%2%142
New Jersey40%53%3%4%426
New Mexico47%47%2%5%153
New York42%50%5%2%878
North Carolina53%43%3%2%509
North Dakota63%32%4%1%191
Ohio53%41%4%1%533
Oklahoma52%40%4%4%194
Oregon42%50%7%1%207
Pennsylvania53%41%4%1%633
Rhode Island41%50%2%8%143
South Carolina49%44%6%1%226
South Dakota51%43%3%2%155
Tennessee50%43%4%4%337
Texas49%46%3%2%1,325
Utah57%42%1%1%172
Vermont32%61%4%3%162
Virginia53%39%6%2%465
Washington44%53%3%1%344
West Virginia49%43%7%2%150
Wisconsin55%42%2%1%311
Wyoming63%28%7%2%165
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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