Views about government aid to the poor among adults who say religion is very important by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say religion is very important by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who say religion is very important who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama52%42%5%2%397
Alaska55%35%7%3%124
Arizona54%38%4%4%335
Arkansas53%45%2%1%217
California42%52%4%2%1,666
Colorado54%40%3%3%230
Connecticut41%55%4%< 1%156
Delaware51%45%2%2%147
District of Columbia19%74%5%2%140
Florida45%48%5%2%1,058
Georgia51%43%4%2%626
Hawaii47%46%7%< 1%134
Idaho53%38%6%3%168
Illinois48%46%4%2%696
Indiana57%36%5%2%381
Iowa47%49%4%< 1%184
Kansas58%38%4%< 1%165
Kentucky50%39%7%4%289
Louisiana50%44%2%3%328
Maine46%41%8%5%108
Maryland45%51%2%2%327
Massachusetts40%51%3%5%251
Michigan47%47%4%2%513
Minnesota49%47%3%1%281
Mississippi52%41%4%3%233
Missouri51%44%4%2%356
Montana64%31%2%3%139
Nebraska60%36%2%2%179
Nevada47%49%3%1%133
New Hampshire52%44%4%< 1%107
New Jersey38%55%2%4%434
New Mexico45%50%2%4%169
New York40%52%6%3%882
North Carolina45%48%5%2%639
North Dakota56%38%5%1%197
Ohio49%46%3%2%673
Oklahoma53%41%4%2%251
Oregon44%47%7%1%174
Pennsylvania51%41%5%3%739
Rhode Island49%47%2%2%149
South Carolina44%48%6%2%346
South Dakota54%42%2%1%175
Tennessee49%45%4%2%475
Texas48%45%4%3%1,611
Utah66%32%2%1%191
Virginia52%41%4%3%503
Washington50%43%5%2%312
West Virginia51%43%5%1%197
Wisconsin53%39%4%3%279
Wyoming69%25%4%2%166
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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