Views about government aid to the poor among adults who say humans always existed in present form by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans always existed in present form by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who say humans always existed in present form who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama53%39%7%2%240
Arizona55%37%5%2%213
Arkansas56%39%2%3%143
California47%46%4%2%962
Colorado64%33%2%1%150
Florida49%45%5%1%651
Georgia53%42%3%1%376
Idaho63%29%7%1%118
Illinois51%47%2%1%389
Indiana67%28%4%1%242
Iowa54%44%2%< 1%101
Kansas67%27%5%1%123
Kentucky58%29%11%2%195
Louisiana53%43%2%3%173
Maryland45%49%4%3%163
Massachusetts48%48%3%1%117
Michigan55%40%4%1%335
Minnesota61%35%2%2%182
Mississippi56%38%3%3%165
Missouri58%38%3%1%235
Montana71%24%< 1%5%105
Nebraska67%29%2%3%100
New Jersey43%49%4%4%242
New York44%51%4%1%535
North Carolina54%40%5%1%357
North Dakota64%31%4%1%125
Ohio51%44%4%1%397
Oklahoma54%42%< 1%3%165
Oregon56%35%6%3%111
Pennsylvania60%35%4%2%464
South Carolina53%39%5%2%214
South Dakota53%45%< 1%2%119
Tennessee51%43%5%1%317
Texas53%41%3%2%959
Utah72%25%2%1%117
Virginia57%36%4%3%284
Washington48%48%3%1%190
West Virginia51%43%4%2%142
Wisconsin56%39%2%2%190
Wyoming73%22%4%< 1%106
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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