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

% of liberals who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Arizona31%61%4%3%139
California23%73%2%2%1,114
Colorado26%71%2%2%141
Connecticut23%73%3%1%109
District of Columbia12%86%2%< 1%123
Florida27%69%3%1%476
Georgia24%69%6%2%190
Illinois26%68%2%3%352
Indiana29%63%8%< 1%124
Maryland16%82%2%< 1%188
Massachusetts15%81%2%2%262
Michigan25%72%1%2%247
Minnesota15%83%1%< 1%153
Missouri29%69%2%1%141
New Jersey23%72%4%1%227
New York23%72%4%2%604
North Carolina21%73%4%1%235
Ohio31%63%4%3%222
Oregon12%81%5%2%133
Pennsylvania25%73%2%< 1%321
Tennessee27%67%2%5%122
Texas31%64%3%1%502
Vermont15%83%2%< 1%120
Virginia20%76%3%1%177
Washington17%79%3%1%223
Wisconsin17%82%1%< 1%121
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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