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

% of moderates who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama46%46%8%1%144
Alaska41%51%7%1%100
Arizona41%54%2%3%213
Arkansas43%52%3%2%118
California37%57%4%2%1,257
Colorado37%57%5%1%167
Connecticut30%64%5%1%139
Delaware41%53%4%3%116
District of Columbia21%73%3%2%112
Florida43%52%5%1%662
Georgia43%52%3%1%308
Hawaii40%54%6%< 1%122
Idaho42%53%3%2%104
Illinois39%55%4%2%441
Indiana54%43%3%< 1%217
Iowa36%61%2%1%101
Kansas34%56%9%2%102
Kentucky37%55%6%2%130
Louisiana40%49%7%5%131
Maryland39%53%5%3%244
Massachusetts43%51%3%3%248
Michigan36%57%5%2%324
Minnesota35%60%5%1%191
Missouri38%57%5%< 1%206
Nevada41%54%4%< 1%108
New Hampshire31%66%3%1%105
New Jersey39%53%4%3%329
New Mexico39%54%3%3%106
New York40%54%5%2%641
North Carolina44%51%4%1%331
Ohio42%53%3%2%395
Oklahoma41%49%6%3%138
Oregon39%57%4%< 1%137
Pennsylvania46%48%4%2%462
Rhode Island41%58%1%1%112
South Carolina36%56%6%2%170
South Dakota42%54%2%1%103
Tennessee39%56%3%1%179
Texas41%52%4%3%815
Virginia46%48%2%3%323
Washington35%56%5%4%230
Wisconsin38%57%2%2%211
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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