Views about government aid to the poor among nothing in particulars by state (2014) Switch to: State among nothing in particulars by views about government aid to the poor

% of nothing in particulars who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Arizona52%44%3%1%109
California38%57%3%2%648
Florida39%55%4%2%297
Georgia45%48%3%4%108
Illinois42%54%2%2%163
Massachusetts33%60%6%2%127
Michigan43%49%5%3%143
New York38%56%4%2%288
North Carolina40%54%5%1%126
Ohio39%54%5%2%150
Pennsylvania45%51%2%2%159
Texas46%47%6%1%292
Virginia56%34%7%3%112
Washington32%65%1%2%145
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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