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State among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who are in…

Survey year	Alabama	Alaska	Arizona	Arkansas	California	Colorado	Connecticut	Delaware	District of Columbia	Florida	Georgia	Hawaii	Idaho	Illinois	Indiana	Iowa	Kansas	Kentucky	Louisiana	Maine	Maryland	Massachusetts	Michigan	Minnesota	Mississippi	Missouri	Montana	Nebraska	Nevada	New Hampshire	New Jersey	New Mexico	New York	North Carolina	North Dakota	Ohio	Oklahoma	Oregon	Pennsylvania	Rhode Island	South Carolina	South Dakota	Tennessee	Texas	Utah	Vermont	Virginia	Washington	West Virginia	Wisconsin	Wyoming	Sample size
2014	2%	< 1%	2%	1%	10%	2%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	7%	3%	< 1%	1%	4%	3%	1%	1%	2%	2%	< 1%	2%	2%	3%	2%	1%	2%	< 1%	1%	1%	< 1%	3%	1%	5%	3%	< 1%	4%	1%	1%	5%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	2%	8%	1%	< 1%	3%	2%	1%	2%	< 1%	15,591

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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State among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by religious group

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who are in…

Religious tradition	Alabama	Alaska	Arizona	Arkansas	California	Colorado	Connecticut	Delaware	District of Columbia	Florida	Georgia	Hawaii	Idaho	Illinois	Indiana	Iowa	Kansas	Kentucky	Louisiana	Maine	Maryland	Massachusetts	Michigan	Minnesota	Mississippi	Missouri	Montana	Nebraska	Nevada	New Hampshire	New Jersey	New Mexico	New York	North Carolina	North Dakota	Ohio	Oklahoma	Oregon	Pennsylvania	Rhode Island	South Carolina	South Dakota	Tennessee	Texas	Utah	Vermont	Virginia	Washington	West Virginia	Wisconsin	Wyoming	Sample size
Catholic	1%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	14%	1%	2%	< 1%	< 1%	7%	1%	1%	< 1%	5%	3%	1%	1%	1%	2%	< 1%	1%	4%	3%	2%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	1%	1%	1%	4%	1%	9%	1%	< 1%	4%	1%	1%	5%	1%	1%	< 1%	1%	8%	< 1%	< 1%	2%	2%	< 1%	3%	< 1%	3,398
Evangelical Protestant	3%	< 1%	2%	2%	9%	2%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	6%	5%	< 1%	< 1%	3%	3%	1%	1%	3%	2%	< 1%	1%	1%	3%	2%	2%	3%	< 1%	1%	1%	< 1%	1%	1%	2%	4%	< 1%	4%	2%	1%	3%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	4%	10%	< 1%	< 1%	3%	2%	1%	2%	< 1%	4,997
Historically Black Protestant	2%	< 1%	< 1%	1%	3%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	1%	9%	11%	< 1%	< 1%	4%	2%	< 1%	1%	1%	4%	< 1%	5%	1%	4%	< 1%	4%	2%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	5%	5%	< 1%	5%	1%	< 1%	4%	< 1%	3%	< 1%	2%	10%	< 1%	< 1%	4%	1%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	502
Jewish	1%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	10%	1%	3%	< 1%	< 1%	12%	2%	< 1%	< 1%	4%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	4%	2%	2%	< 1%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	13%	< 1%	22%	< 1%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	1%	4%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	2%	4%	< 1%	< 1%	2%	1%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	228
Mainline Protestant	1%	< 1%	2%	1%	7%	1%	2%	< 1%	< 1%	6%	2%	< 1%	1%	4%	3%	2%	2%	1%	1%	1%	3%	1%	3%	3%	1%	2%	< 1%	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	5%	4%	1%	5%	1%	1%	7%	< 1%	2%	1%	2%	7%	< 1%	< 1%	3%	1%	1%	3%	< 1%	2,822
Mormon	1%	< 1%	7%	1%	10%	3%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	2%	2%	1%	6%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	1%	2%	1%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	1%	1%	< 1%	1%	1%	3%	< 1%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	1%	5%	29%	< 1%	4%	4%	< 1%	< 1%	1%	418
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")	1%	< 1%	3%	1%	13%	2%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	7%	3%	1%	1%	4%	3%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	2%	2%	4%	1%	1%	2%	1%	< 1%	1%	1%	2%	< 1%	7%	3%	< 1%	4%	1%	1%	4%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	1%	8%	1%	< 1%	3%	2%	1%	2%	< 1%	2,566

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DemographicInformation

Age distribution among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who are ages…

State	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+	Sample size
Alabama	20%	38%	23%	20%	254
Alaska	26%	35%	28%	11%	130
Arizona	21%	35%	22%	21%	322
Arkansas	17%	38%	24%	21%	151
California	21%	37%	25%	17%	1,393
Colorado	20%	38%	25%	17%	222
Connecticut	18%	35%	28%	20%	139
Delaware	23%	30%	29%	18%	117
Florida	19%	31%	26%	24%	937
Georgia	19%	34%	30%	17%	449
Hawaii	25%	31%	20%	24%	121
Idaho	20%	37%	27%	16%	149
Illinois	19%	34%	28%	19%	559
Indiana	21%	36%	26%	17%	338
Iowa	19%	27%	29%	24%	157
Kansas	15%	41%	27%	17%	153
Kentucky	22%	36%	23%	18%	214
Louisiana	23%	34%	26%	17%	235
Maine	13%	38%	31%	19%	125
Maryland	22%	33%	29%	16%	251
Massachusetts	18%	33%	33%	17%	241
Michigan	21%	34%	26%	20%	413
Minnesota	15%	42%	26%	18%	228
Mississippi	23%	33%	23%	20%	156
Missouri	23%	32%	26%	19%	305
Montana	20%	26%	31%	23%	166
Nebraska	19%	35%	28%	18%	155
Nevada	24%	31%	28%	16%	140
New Hampshire	23%	24%	33%	19%	105
New Jersey	22%	34%	26%	19%	349
New Mexico	15%	29%	36%	20%	129
New York	22%	33%	28%	18%	728
North Carolina	18%	36%	26%	21%	447
North Dakota	25%	28%	32%	15%	175
Ohio	22%	32%	27%	19%	516
Oklahoma	19%	31%	30%	19%	187
Oregon	20%	36%	26%	18%	156
Pennsylvania	20%	32%	28%	20%	632
Rhode Island	22%	37%	26%	15%	115
South Carolina	19%	29%	31%	21%	220
South Dakota	19%	30%	31%	19%	157
Tennessee	14%	36%	27%	23%	331
Texas	24%	38%	25%	13%	1,204
Utah	26%	36%	26%	12%	161
Virginia	20%	36%	28%	16%	398
Washington	16%	37%	27%	20%	270
West Virginia	16%	34%	29%	21%	143
Wisconsin	18%	34%	31%	17%	293
Wyoming	15%	34%	35%	15%	194

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Generational cohort among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who are…

State	Younger Millennial	Older Millennial	Generation X	Baby Boomer	Silent	Greatest	Sample size
Alabama	14%	13%	31%	28%	12%	1%	254
Alaska	17%	12%	32%	30%	9%	< 1%	130
Arizona	12%	18%	26%	28%	15%	1%	322
Arkansas	12%	9%	34%	29%	16%	< 1%	151
California	14%	12%	31%	30%	12%	1%	1,393
Colorado	9%	20%	29%	30%	11%	< 1%	222
Connecticut	12%	9%	32%	33%	14%	< 1%	139
Delaware	16%	12%	25%	34%	12%	1%	117
Florida	12%	11%	26%	32%	16%	1%	937
Georgia	10%	14%	29%	35%	11%	< 1%	449
Hawaii	18%	13%	25%	30%	11%	3%	121
Idaho	13%	11%	32%	30%	13%	< 1%	149
Illinois	12%	13%	28%	32%	13%	1%	559
Indiana	15%	11%	30%	30%	12%	1%	338
Iowa	13%	8%	25%	36%	17%	1%	157
Kansas	10%	14%	32%	33%	10%	1%	153
Kentucky	9%	19%	30%	29%	11%	1%	214
Louisiana	13%	19%	25%	30%	12%	1%	235
Maine	6%	8%	36%	35%	14%	< 1%	125
Maryland	12%	14%	29%	33%	11%	1%	251
Massachusetts	12%	11%	28%	39%	9%	2%	241
Michigan	13%	12%	28%	32%	13%	1%	413
Minnesota	9%	15%	32%	29%	13%	1%	228
Mississippi	17%	11%	28%	27%	16%	< 1%	156
Missouri	16%	13%	26%	31%	13%	1%	305
Montana	12%	13%	20%	35%	19%	< 1%	166
Nebraska	11%	14%	29%	32%	13%	< 1%	155
Nevada	16%	14%	26%	32%	12%	1%	140
New Hampshire	13%	14%	20%	39%	14%	< 1%	105
New Jersey	15%	13%	28%	31%	11%	2%	349
New Mexico	10%	11%	23%	41%	14%	< 1%	129
New York	14%	13%	27%	32%	12%	1%	728
North Carolina	9%	15%	30%	33%	13%	1%	447
North Dakota	16%	16%	22%	36%	9%	2%	175
Ohio	13%	14%	26%	33%	12%	< 1%	516
Oklahoma	11%	14%	26%	34%	13%	2%	187
Oregon	12%	10%	34%	30%	13%	1%	156
Pennsylvania	12%	13%	27%	33%	14%	1%	632
Rhode Island	13%	14%	33%	31%	8%	1%	115
South Carolina	14%	11%	23%	39%	13%	< 1%	220
South Dakota	13%	15%	22%	35%	14%	1%	157
Tennessee	8%	14%	28%	33%	15%	1%	331
Texas	15%	17%	30%	28%	9%	1%	1,204
Utah	18%	16%	28%	30%	8%	< 1%	161
Virginia	11%	14%	31%	33%	11%	< 1%	398
Washington	11%	13%	30%	34%	11%	2%	270
West Virginia	11%	12%	27%	35%	15%	< 1%	143
Wisconsin	10%	12%	30%	35%	12%	1%	293
Wyoming	11%	12%	27%	40%	9%	2%	194

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Gender composition among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who are…

State	Men	Women	Sample size
Alabama	52%	48%	262
Alaska	58%	42%	135
Arizona	50%	50%	325
Arkansas	50%	50%	155
California	53%	47%	1,423
Colorado	50%	50%	227
Connecticut	47%	53%	147
Delaware	50%	50%	121
Florida	53%	47%	953
Georgia	51%	49%	460
Hawaii	61%	39%	123
Idaho	57%	43%	150
Illinois	50%	50%	566
Indiana	53%	47%	343
Iowa	57%	43%	158
Kansas	54%	46%	154
Kentucky	56%	44%	216
Louisiana	49%	51%	235
Maine	59%	41%	125
Maryland	48%	52%	254
Massachusetts	54%	46%	248
Michigan	53%	47%	425
Minnesota	53%	47%	231
Mississippi	47%	53%	157
Missouri	55%	45%	312
Montana	58%	42%	171
Nebraska	47%	53%	156
Nevada	48%	52%	143
New Hampshire	54%	46%	108
New Jersey	49%	51%	362
New Mexico	54%	46%	131
New York	52%	48%	748
North Carolina	57%	43%	451
North Dakota	61%	39%	179
Ohio	54%	46%	526
Oklahoma	52%	48%	190
Oregon	54%	46%	158
Pennsylvania	53%	47%	640
Rhode Island	50%	50%	116
South Carolina	55%	45%	227
South Dakota	48%	52%	164
Tennessee	51%	49%	339
Texas	50%	50%	1,231
Utah	53%	47%	164
Virginia	53%	47%	412
Washington	55%	45%	276
West Virginia	51%	49%	144
Wisconsin	55%	45%	299
Wyoming	53%	47%	195

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Racial and ethnic composition among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who identify as…

State	White	Black	Asian	Latino	Other/Mixed	Sample size
Alabama	83%	12%	< 1%	3%	2%	259
Alaska	69%	4%	3%	6%	18%	132
Arizona	65%	4%	2%	26%	4%	315
Arkansas	88%	6%	1%	4%	1%	154
California	48%	3%	12%	34%	3%	1,391
Colorado	76%	2%	1%	18%	2%	225
Connecticut	83%	5%	4%	6%	2%	144
Delaware	75%	10%	3%	11%	< 1%	119
Florida	67%	10%	1%	20%	3%	940
Georgia	71%	20%	1%	5%	3%	452
Hawaii	26%	2%	50%	6%	16%	122
Idaho	89%	< 1%	1%	9%	< 1%	149
Illinois	73%	10%	2%	12%	3%	554
Indiana	89%	4%	1%	5%	2%	338
Iowa	93%	< 1%	2%	3%	2%	158
Kansas	86%	4%	2%	5%	3%	152
Kentucky	91%	4%	< 1%	3%	1%	215
Louisiana	78%	16%	< 1%	2%	4%	234
Maine	97%	< 1%	< 1%	2%	1%	124
Maryland	66%	20%	2%	8%	4%	252
Massachusetts	77%	7%	2%	11%	4%	240
Michigan	85%	8%	1%	3%	2%	417
Minnesota	93%	< 1%	1%	3%	3%	226
Mississippi	69%	25%	< 1%	4%	2%	156
Missouri	87%	7%	1%	3%	2%	308
Montana	92%	< 1%	< 1%	2%	5%	169
Nebraska	90%	1%	1%	7%	1%	156
Nevada	61%	4%	4%	25%	6%	141
New Hampshire	91%	1%	< 1%	5%	3%	106
New Jersey	70%	5%	6%	15%	3%	352
New Mexico	50%	1%	3%	35%	10%	130
New York	64%	11%	7%	15%	3%	734
North Carolina	78%	12%	1%	6%	2%	448
North Dakota	88%	1%	1%	2%	8%	176
Ohio	89%	5%	1%	3%	2%	519
Oklahoma	79%	4%	< 1%	5%	11%	187
Oregon	81%	< 1%	1%	12%	6%	155
Pennsylvania	87%	6%	2%	4%	1%	633
Rhode Island	86%	8%	< 1%	6%	1%	114
South Carolina	82%	14%	< 1%	2%	2%	226
South Dakota	93%	< 1%	1%	1%	4%	164
Tennessee	87%	8%	< 1%	3%	2%	334
Texas	57%	8%	2%	30%	4%	1,212
Utah	84%	< 1%	1%	10%	4%	162
Virginia	79%	8%	4%	5%	3%	401
Washington	77%	1%	5%	11%	5%	272
West Virginia	97%	1%	< 1%	1%	1%	142
Wisconsin	92%	2%	1%	3%	2%	296
Wyoming	88%	< 1%	< 1%	8%	3%	195

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Immigrant status among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who are…

State	Immigrants	Second generation	Third generation or higher	Sample size
Alabama	3%	5%	91%	261
Alaska	14%	10%	75%	131
Arizona	11%	13%	76%	322
Arkansas	4%	1%	94%	154
California	31%	16%	53%	1,403
Colorado	11%	9%	80%	225
Connecticut	14%	13%	73%	141
Delaware	13%	7%	80%	119
Florida	18%	11%	72%	937
Georgia	6%	5%	89%	457
Hawaii	30%	10%	60%	123
Idaho	5%	4%	92%	150
Illinois	9%	11%	80%	557
Indiana	4%	5%	91%	342
Iowa	5%	2%	93%	158
Kansas	6%	5%	89%	154
Kentucky	3%	1%	96%	215
Louisiana	2%	3%	94%	233
Maine	3%	11%	86%	125
Maryland	14%	10%	76%	250
Massachusetts	15%	16%	69%	248
Michigan	4%	8%	88%	423
Minnesota	4%	6%	90%	231
Mississippi	2%	1%	97%	155
Missouri	4%	4%	92%	305
Montana	1%	6%	94%	169
Nebraska	11%	1%	88%	156
Nevada	20%	14%	66%	140
New Hampshire	6%	7%	87%	108
New Jersey	20%	19%	61%	352
New Mexico	13%	10%	77%	129
New York	24%	17%	59%	737
North Carolina	9%	4%	87%	444
North Dakota	4%	5%	90%	179
Ohio	3%	8%	89%	522
Oklahoma	5%	3%	92%	189
Oregon	8%	13%	79%	158
Pennsylvania	6%	7%	88%	629
Rhode Island	15%	12%	73%	115
South Carolina	3%	6%	90%	227
South Dakota	3%	3%	94%	163
Tennessee	7%	3%	90%	337
Texas	19%	11%	70%	1,211
Utah	6%	6%	88%	162
Virginia	10%	6%	83%	406
Washington	16%	9%	74%	273
West Virginia	2%	2%	96%	144
Wisconsin	4%	6%	90%	296
Wyoming	3%	8%	89%	193

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Income distribution among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who have a household income of…

State	Less than $30,000	$30,000-$49,999	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 or more	Sample size
Alabama	26%	25%	31%	18%	234
Alaska	22%	26%	26%	26%	115
Arizona	27%	21%	36%	16%	286
Arkansas	27%	14%	35%	23%	133
California	31%	20%	26%	23%	1,229
Colorado	24%	20%	31%	25%	206
Connecticut	27%	24%	21%	29%	121
Delaware	25%	22%	29%	25%	107
Florida	28%	24%	29%	19%	806
Georgia	27%	20%	32%	22%	413
Hawaii	31%	21%	23%	25%	111
Idaho	21%	35%	29%	16%	138
Illinois	28%	20%	30%	22%	475
Indiana	32%	19%	33%	15%	299
Iowa	22%	22%	37%	19%	141
Kansas	21%	32%	31%	16%	136
Kentucky	32%	19%	33%	15%	187
Louisiana	34%	18%	31%	17%	206
Maine	26%	20%	42%	11%	107
Maryland	16%	21%	37%	26%	215
Massachusetts	20%	20%	35%	25%	207
Michigan	29%	23%	32%	16%	371
Minnesota	21%	15%	38%	26%	198
Mississippi	33%	25%	26%	17%	135
Missouri	25%	27%	29%	18%	284
Montana	25%	25%	37%	14%	155
Nebraska	24%	24%	32%	20%	137
Nevada	27%	20%	33%	21%	129
New Jersey	21%	18%	29%	32%	306
New Mexico	34%	27%	23%	16%	112
New York	28%	19%	31%	22%	623
North Carolina	29%	21%	34%	17%	386
North Dakota	19%	15%	37%	29%	161
Ohio	31%	21%	32%	16%	465
Oklahoma	25%	27%	31%	16%	165
Oregon	29%	28%	31%	11%	137
Pennsylvania	30%	22%	28%	20%	547
Rhode Island	19%	32%	31%	17%	100
South Carolina	18%	27%	37%	19%	185
South Dakota	20%	20%	41%	19%	145
Tennessee	23%	24%	32%	21%	290
Texas	29%	19%	28%	23%	1,075
Utah	20%	21%	38%	21%	151
Virginia	19%	22%	33%	25%	363
Washington	25%	22%	28%	25%	245
West Virginia	31%	24%	34%	10%	131
Wisconsin	22%	18%	43%	17%	259
Wyoming	21%	32%	30%	17%	184

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Educational distribution among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who have completed…

State	High school or less	Some college	College	Post-graduate degree	Sample size
Alabama	44%	33%	16%	7%	261
Alaska	42%	39%	11%	7%	135
Arizona	38%	38%	15%	9%	323
Arkansas	47%	27%	17%	8%	152
California	42%	32%	18%	8%	1,410
Colorado	29%	43%	18%	9%	227
Connecticut	41%	28%	19%	12%	144
Delaware	50%	27%	13%	10%	121
Florida	41%	35%	16%	9%	945
Georgia	41%	30%	17%	12%	459
Hawaii	43%	31%	20%	7%	123
Idaho	35%	43%	15%	7%	150
Illinois	39%	36%	17%	9%	565
Indiana	49%	31%	13%	6%	343
Iowa	44%	36%	15%	5%	158
Kansas	37%	36%	17%	10%	153
Kentucky	47%	30%	13%	9%	214
Louisiana	47%	28%	19%	6%	235
Maine	43%	33%	21%	4%	125
Maryland	38%	32%	17%	12%	254
Massachusetts	47%	27%	15%	11%	247
Michigan	41%	36%	14%	9%	423
Minnesota	35%	39%	20%	5%	230
Mississippi	42%	38%	16%	4%	157
Missouri	42%	34%	17%	7%	311
Montana	38%	39%	17%	6%	170
Nebraska	39%	33%	17%	11%	156
Nevada	39%	36%	18%	7%	143
New Hampshire	40%	35%	13%	11%	106
New Jersey	38%	26%	19%	17%	359
New Mexico	42%	34%	16%	8%	131
New York	43%	30%	17%	10%	746
North Carolina	45%	31%	16%	8%	449
North Dakota	32%	39%	24%	6%	179
Ohio	42%	35%	15%	8%	524
Oklahoma	42%	36%	17%	5%	189
Oregon	42%	36%	15%	7%	157
Pennsylvania	50%	26%	16%	8%	637
Rhode Island	40%	29%	20%	11%	116
South Carolina	40%	34%	19%	7%	227
South Dakota	47%	31%	15%	7%	162
Tennessee	40%	35%	14%	11%	335
Texas	39%	36%	18%	8%	1,223
Utah	31%	41%	21%	7%	164
Virginia	36%	35%	20%	9%	411
Washington	37%	41%	18%	4%	275
West Virginia	53%	32%	10%	5%	144
Wisconsin	43%	35%	19%	4%	298
Wyoming	37%	39%	19%	5%	195

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Marital status among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who are…

State	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/separated	Widowed	Never married	Sample size
Alabama	60%	3%	14%	6%	17%	260
Alaska	53%	8%	11%	3%	25%	134
Arizona	52%	7%	13%	5%	23%	322
Arkansas	64%	3%	14%	7%	11%	154
California	50%	8%	12%	6%	25%	1,413
Colorado	63%	6%	8%	5%	17%	226
Connecticut	52%	4%	16%	4%	23%	144
Delaware	56%	12%	7%	8%	17%	121
Florida	51%	7%	13%	8%	21%	949
Georgia	60%	3%	11%	6%	20%	457
Hawaii	43%	10%	8%	11%	29%	122
Idaho	63%	5%	17%	5%	11%	150
Illinois	53%	6%	11%	5%	25%	565
Indiana	48%	4%	11%	9%	27%	341
Iowa	58%	6%	9%	8%	18%	158
Kansas	55%	6%	12%	6%	21%	154
Kentucky	60%	2%	10%	6%	21%	216
Louisiana	53%	6%	10%	6%	25%	234
Maine	60%	12%	10%	5%	12%	124
Maryland	55%	5%	9%	8%	23%	253
Massachusetts	47%	6%	15%	6%	26%	246
Michigan	57%	10%	8%	7%	18%	421
Minnesota	61%	4%	9%	8%	19%	231
Mississippi	52%	4%	12%	5%	27%	157
Missouri	55%	8%	9%	9%	19%	311
Montana	64%	8%	6%	5%	17%	171
Nebraska	55%	3%	9%	7%	26%	155
Nevada	52%	12%	13%	5%	18%	143
New Hampshire	49%	8%	11%	4%	27%	107
New Jersey	51%	10%	9%	6%	25%	359
New Mexico	48%	10%	16%	4%	22%	130
New York	51%	5%	10%	6%	29%	743
North Carolina	57%	5%	11%	6%	21%	451
North Dakota	57%	2%	9%	9%	23%	179
Ohio	55%	8%	9%	5%	23%	524
Oklahoma	61%	6%	9%	8%	16%	190
Oregon	62%	2%	11%	6%	18%	157
Pennsylvania	58%	6%	8%	7%	21%	635
Rhode Island	40%	10%	15%	7%	28%	116
South Carolina	54%	7%	19%	5%	14%	226
South Dakota	52%	7%	11%	11%	19%	164
Tennessee	65%	2%	10%	6%	17%	336
Texas	56%	6%	12%	5%	21%	1,224
Utah	64%	6%	7%	3%	20%	164
Virginia	58%	5%	13%	6%	18%	409
Washington	55%	8%	10%	6%	20%	274
West Virginia	56%	9%	16%	8%	11%	144
Wisconsin	64%	4%	11%	5%	16%	299
Wyoming	59%	5%	14%	6%	16%	195

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Parent of children under 18 among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who are…

State	Parents	Non-parents	Sample size
Alabama	29%	71%	260
Alaska	32%	68%	133
Arizona	34%	66%	323
Arkansas	39%	61%	155
California	31%	69%	1,416
Colorado	31%	69%	226
Connecticut	21%	79%	145
Delaware	34%	66%	121
Florida	27%	73%	949
Georgia	34%	66%	458
Hawaii	28%	72%	123
Idaho	33%	67%	149
Illinois	30%	70%	565
Indiana	28%	72%	342
Iowa	24%	76%	158
Kansas	30%	70%	153
Kentucky	30%	70%	215
Louisiana	31%	69%	233
Maine	23%	77%	125
Maryland	31%	69%	254
Massachusetts	24%	76%	248
Michigan	32%	68%	423
Minnesota	30%	70%	231
Mississippi	25%	75%	157
Missouri	32%	68%	310
Montana	18%	82%	170
Nebraska	28%	72%	155
Nevada	31%	69%	141
New Hampshire	19%	81%	107
New Jersey	28%	72%	359
New Mexico	32%	68%	131
New York	25%	75%	744
North Carolina	29%	71%	450
North Dakota	25%	75%	179
Ohio	30%	70%	524
Oklahoma	26%	74%	190
Oregon	30%	70%	157
Pennsylvania	28%	72%	636
Rhode Island	25%	75%	116
South Carolina	27%	73%	227
South Dakota	28%	72%	164
Tennessee	36%	64%	338
Texas	35%	65%	1,226
Utah	36%	64%	163
Virginia	31%	69%	412
Washington	29%	71%	276
West Virginia	26%	74%	144
Wisconsin	35%	65%	297
Wyoming	29%	71%	194

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BeliefsandPractices

Belief in God among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who say they…

State	Believe in God; absolutely certain	Believe in God; fairly certain	Believe in God; not too/not at all certain	Believe in God; don't know	Do not believe in God	Other/don't know if they believe in God	Sample size
Alabama	81%	13%	1%	1%	1%	3%	262
Alaska	63%	29%	3%	< 1%	5%	1%	135
Arizona	67%	19%	6%	< 1%	6%	1%	325
Arkansas	81%	12%	3%	< 1%	4%	< 1%	155
California	61%	22%	6%	1%	7%	2%	1,423
Colorado	66%	19%	6%	1%	5%	2%	227
Connecticut	61%	28%	3%	1%	7%	1%	147
Delaware	70%	17%	7%	1%	6%	1%	121
Florida	66%	20%	4%	1%	7%	2%	953
Georgia	78%	13%	4%	< 1%	3%	1%	460
Hawaii	58%	18%	13%	2%	8%	1%	123
Idaho	66%	19%	3%	1%	11%	< 1%	150
Illinois	68%	20%	5%	< 1%	5%	2%	566
Indiana	69%	19%	4%	< 1%	7%	2%	343
Iowa	65%	19%	6%	2%	7%	1%	158
Kansas	76%	17%	2%	< 1%	5%	< 1%	154
Kentucky	77%	14%	2%	< 1%	7%	1%	216
Louisiana	78%	13%	< 1%	1%	7%	1%	235
Maine	56%	28%	1%	< 1%	13%	2%	125
Maryland	69%	21%	2%	< 1%	5%	2%	254
Massachusetts	47%	28%	11%	1%	10%	4%	248
Michigan	70%	19%	3%	1%	7%	1%	425
Minnesota	64%	25%	4%	< 1%	4%	3%	231
Mississippi	80%	9%	3%	1%	6%	1%	157
Missouri	74%	14%	5%	< 1%	5%	1%	312
Montana	73%	18%	4%	1%	3%	1%	171
Nebraska	75%	19%	2%	1%	2%	1%	156
Nevada	64%	16%	6%	< 1%	11%	3%	143
New Hampshire	54%	26%	9%	1%	7%	2%	108
New Jersey	59%	25%	5%	1%	8%	3%	362
New Mexico	72%	18%	3%	< 1%	5%	1%	131
New York	61%	21%	6%	1%	8%	2%	748
North Carolina	75%	15%	2%	< 1%	5%	1%	451
North Dakota	70%	20%	3%	< 1%	4%	3%	179
Ohio	71%	19%	3%	< 1%	5%	2%	526
Oklahoma	72%	20%	2%	< 1%	5%	1%	190
Oregon	66%	19%	5%	< 1%	6%	4%	158
Pennsylvania	65%	21%	5%	< 1%	7%	2%	640
Rhode Island	67%	14%	7%	< 1%	10%	2%	116
South Carolina	80%	14%	< 1%	1%	4%	2%	227
South Dakota	73%	23%	2%	< 1%	2%	< 1%	164
Tennessee	82%	10%	4%	1%	3%	1%	339
Texas	73%	16%	4%	1%	5%	1%	1,231
Utah	72%	15%	3%	2%	5%	2%	164
Virginia	74%	13%	4%	< 1%	6%	2%	412
Washington	65%	22%	5%	< 1%	7%	1%	276
West Virginia	73%	19%	3%	< 1%	2%	3%	144
Wisconsin	63%	23%	6%	< 1%	6%	1%	299
Wyoming	76%	16%	3%	< 1%	5%	< 1%	195

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Importance of religion in one's life among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who say religion is…

State	Very important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not at all important	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	75%	14%	6%	5%	1%	262
Alaska	49%	28%	14%	8%	< 1%	135
Arizona	56%	25%	12%	7%	< 1%	325
Arkansas	76%	15%	2%	7%	< 1%	155
California	51%	27%	11%	11%	< 1%	1,423
Colorado	57%	26%	10%	7%	< 1%	227
Connecticut	42%	30%	17%	10%	< 1%	147
Delaware	54%	29%	9%	8%	< 1%	121
Florida	52%	28%	10%	10%	< 1%	953
Georgia	71%	18%	6%	4%	< 1%	460
Hawaii	48%	25%	16%	10%	< 1%	123
Idaho	55%	27%	8%	10%	< 1%	150
Illinois	57%	25%	12%	7%	< 1%	566
Indiana	54%	29%	9%	8%	< 1%	343
Iowa	56%	26%	12%	5%	< 1%	158
Kansas	60%	25%	7%	7%	< 1%	154
Kentucky	65%	24%	5%	6%	< 1%	216
Louisiana	75%	16%	2%	6%	< 1%	235
Maine	38%	35%	16%	11%	1%	125
Maryland	56%	24%	13%	6%	< 1%	254
Massachusetts	35%	34%	16%	15%	< 1%	248
Michigan	52%	27%	11%	9%	1%	425
Minnesota	52%	26%	12%	9%	< 1%	231
Mississippi	76%	13%	5%	4%	2%	157
Missouri	59%	27%	7%	6%	1%	312
Montana	52%	27%	10%	12%	< 1%	171
Nebraska	59%	29%	6%	4%	1%	156
Nevada	46%	30%	10%	14%	1%	143
New Hampshire	42%	28%	20%	9%	< 1%	108
New Jersey	49%	30%	12%	9%	< 1%	362
New Mexico	64%	19%	4%	12%	1%	131
New York	47%	27%	12%	14%	< 1%	748
North Carolina	63%	23%	8%	5%	1%	451
North Dakota	53%	23%	18%	6%	< 1%	179
Ohio	58%	25%	8%	8%	1%	526
Oklahoma	69%	19%	5%	6%	< 1%	190
Oregon	51%	31%	10%	8%	1%	158
Pennsylvania	54%	25%	12%	8%	1%	640
Rhode Island	61%	20%	6%	13%	< 1%	116
South Carolina	71%	17%	5%	5%	1%	227
South Dakota	60%	25%	9%	6%	1%	164
Tennessee	74%	16%	3%	5%	2%	339
Texas	64%	23%	7%	6%	< 1%	1,231
Utah	72%	11%	9%	7%	1%	164
Virginia	64%	21%	9%	5%	< 1%	412
Washington	55%	23%	10%	11%	1%	276
West Virginia	69%	16%	9%	4%	1%	144
Wisconsin	48%	34%	10%	7%	1%	299
Wyoming	56%	27%	11%	6%	< 1%	195

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Attendance at religious services among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who attend religious services…

State	At least once a week	Once or twice a month/a few times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	49%	34%	16%	1%	262
Alaska	33%	37%	30%	< 1%	135
Arizona	38%	34%	28%	< 1%	325
Arkansas	54%	24%	21%	< 1%	155
California	35%	35%	30%	< 1%	1,423
Colorado	38%	30%	32%	< 1%	227
Connecticut	27%	39%	34%	< 1%	147
Delaware	35%	37%	25%	3%	121
Florida	37%	33%	29%	1%	953
Georgia	44%	34%	22%	< 1%	460
Hawaii	32%	34%	34%	< 1%	123
Idaho	41%	25%	34%	< 1%	150
Illinois	40%	29%	29%	1%	566
Indiana	40%	29%	30%	1%	343
Iowa	39%	34%	27%	< 1%	158
Kansas	41%	39%	19%	< 1%	154
Kentucky	44%	28%	27%	1%	216
Louisiana	49%	29%	21%	< 1%	235
Maine	20%	37%	42%	1%	125
Maryland	34%	38%	27%	< 1%	254
Massachusetts	20%	36%	44%	< 1%	248
Michigan	37%	36%	27%	< 1%	425
Minnesota	42%	35%	22%	< 1%	231
Mississippi	51%	30%	17%	2%	157
Missouri	46%	32%	21%	1%	312
Montana	34%	38%	29%	< 1%	171
Nebraska	44%	32%	24%	< 1%	156
Nevada	39%	31%	30%	< 1%	143
New Hampshire	27%	27%	45%	1%	108
New Jersey	33%	39%	28%	< 1%	362
New Mexico	38%	33%	29%	< 1%	131
New York	29%	37%	33%	1%	748
North Carolina	44%	36%	18%	1%	451
North Dakota	35%	37%	28%	< 1%	179
Ohio	40%	34%	26%	< 1%	526
Oklahoma	46%	36%	19%	< 1%	190
Oregon	41%	32%	26%	< 1%	158
Pennsylvania	39%	33%	27%	1%	640
Rhode Island	44%	26%	30%	< 1%	116
South Carolina	54%	32%	14%	< 1%	227
South Dakota	37%	42%	21%	< 1%	164
Tennessee	52%	23%	24%	1%	339
Texas	43%	34%	23%	< 1%	1,231
Utah	65%	16%	20%	< 1%	164
Virginia	46%	32%	22%	< 1%	412
Washington	35%	31%	32%	2%	276
West Virginia	53%	21%	25%	1%	144
Wisconsin	30%	42%	28%	< 1%	299
Wyoming	39%	31%	29%	1%	195

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Frequency of prayer among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who pray…

State	At least daily	Weekly	Monthly	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	73%	11%	4%	11%	1%	262
Alaska	54%	16%	8%	22%	< 1%	135
Arizona	56%	21%	3%	19%	< 1%	325
Arkansas	72%	15%	3%	7%	2%	155
California	56%	14%	7%	23%	< 1%	1,423
Colorado	61%	11%	5%	21%	1%	227
Connecticut	51%	19%	12%	17%	1%	147
Delaware	54%	17%	6%	19%	4%	121
Florida	56%	15%	7%	21%	1%	953
Georgia	66%	16%	4%	13%	1%	460
Hawaii	51%	14%	3%	32%	< 1%	123
Idaho	56%	11%	6%	25%	2%	150
Illinois	54%	20%	7%	18%	1%	566
Indiana	51%	23%	5%	20%	1%	343
Iowa	54%	19%	7%	21%	< 1%	158
Kansas	59%	23%	5%	13%	< 1%	154
Kentucky	67%	13%	5%	15%	< 1%	216
Louisiana	72%	12%	2%	14%	< 1%	235
Maine	38%	17%	5%	39%	1%	125
Maryland	58%	21%	5%	15%	1%	254
Massachusetts	41%	16%	8%	34%	1%	248
Michigan	53%	19%	6%	21%	1%	425
Minnesota	54%	18%	7%	21%	1%	231
Mississippi	73%	12%	6%	8%	1%	157
Missouri	63%	14%	4%	18%	< 1%	312
Montana	55%	24%	4%	16%	2%	171
Nebraska	59%	20%	7%	13%	1%	156
Nevada	50%	17%	8%	25%	< 1%	143
New Hampshire	50%	14%	8%	26%	3%	108
New Jersey	52%	15%	7%	25%	1%	362
New Mexico	61%	10%	6%	21%	2%	131
New York	49%	15%	7%	29%	< 1%	748
North Carolina	71%	14%	3%	11%	2%	451
North Dakota	52%	17%	13%	18%	< 1%	179
Ohio	59%	17%	8%	15%	< 1%	526
Oklahoma	65%	20%	3%	11%	< 1%	190
Oregon	48%	20%	6%	26%	< 1%	158
Pennsylvania	58%	16%	5%	21%	< 1%	640
Rhode Island	59%	11%	10%	21%	< 1%	116
South Carolina	70%	13%	4%	10%	2%	227
South Dakota	58%	17%	13%	12%	< 1%	164
Tennessee	70%	15%	4%	10%	1%	339
Texas	64%	15%	5%	16%	1%	1,231
Utah	69%	9%	5%	18%	1%	164
Virginia	64%	16%	3%	17%	< 1%	412
Washington	54%	15%	7%	24%	1%	276
West Virginia	70%	13%	4%	12%	< 1%	144
Wisconsin	49%	23%	7%	21%	< 1%	299
Wyoming	62%	15%	5%	16%	1%	195

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Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who attend prayer group…

State	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	40%	8%	14%	37%	1%	262
Alaska	20%	3%	6%	70%	1%	135
Arizona	29%	7%	8%	56%	< 1%	325
Arkansas	36%	16%	7%	41%	< 1%	155
California	23%	12%	8%	56%	< 1%	1,423
Colorado	25%	7%	8%	59%	1%	227
Connecticut	16%	6%	6%	71%	< 1%	147
Delaware	14%	13%	14%	57%	2%	121
Florida	26%	5%	8%	60%	1%	953
Georgia	34%	12%	11%	42%	< 1%	460
Hawaii	31%	7%	7%	55%	< 1%	123
Idaho	37%	7%	4%	52%	< 1%	150
Illinois	22%	9%	9%	59%	< 1%	566
Indiana	29%	10%	8%	52%	< 1%	343
Iowa	22%	10%	6%	62%	1%	158
Kansas	31%	6%	14%	49%	< 1%	154
Kentucky	32%	8%	15%	46%	< 1%	216
Louisiana	33%	14%	10%	42%	< 1%	235
Maine	12%	4%	7%	76%	1%	125
Maryland	24%	9%	9%	58%	< 1%	254
Massachusetts	8%	9%	5%	78%	< 1%	248
Michigan	24%	11%	7%	58%	1%	425
Minnesota	20%	12%	6%	61%	1%	231
Mississippi	44%	10%	9%	35%	1%	157
Missouri	26%	11%	10%	53%	< 1%	312
Montana	19%	7%	15%	59%	< 1%	171
Nebraska	23%	15%	9%	52%	2%	156
Nevada	22%	16%	6%	55%	1%	143
New Hampshire	15%	7%	10%	67%	1%	108
New Jersey	17%	7%	10%	65%	1%	362
New Mexico	25%	13%	7%	54%	< 1%	131
New York	16%	8%	6%	69%	1%	748
North Carolina	34%	11%	8%	47%	< 1%	451
North Dakota	21%	10%	9%	60%	< 1%	179
Ohio	27%	8%	8%	57%	< 1%	526
Oklahoma	38%	10%	10%	42%	< 1%	190
Oregon	31%	8%	7%	53%	< 1%	158
Pennsylvania	24%	7%	9%	60%	< 1%	640
Rhode Island	27%	4%	12%	57%	< 1%	116
South Carolina	38%	12%	8%	41%	1%	227
South Dakota	20%	9%	9%	62%	1%	164
Tennessee	37%	13%	10%	39%	1%	339
Texas	32%	12%	8%	48%	1%	1,231
Utah	60%	5%	4%	29%	1%	164
Virginia	29%	12%	5%	53%	1%	412
Washington	25%	11%	6%	56%	1%	276
West Virginia	37%	11%	10%	41%	1%	144
Wisconsin	15%	9%	13%	62%	1%	299
Wyoming	33%	6%	8%	53%	< 1%	195

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Frequency of meditation among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who meditate…

State	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	43%	5%	3%	47%	1%	262
Alaska	39%	6%	6%	47%	2%	135
Arizona	41%	8%	5%	42%	3%	325
Arkansas	41%	4%	2%	51%	2%	155
California	40%	8%	4%	46%	2%	1,423
Colorado	35%	10%	3%	51%	2%	227
Connecticut	40%	14%	2%	42%	1%	147
Delaware	29%	10%	4%	53%	4%	121
Florida	39%	8%	3%	48%	1%	953
Georgia	44%	7%	2%	44%	3%	460
Hawaii	36%	9%	6%	46%	3%	123
Idaho	40%	10%	4%	46%	1%	150
Illinois	40%	7%	5%	46%	2%	566
Indiana	34%	8%	3%	55%	1%	343
Iowa	35%	6%	4%	54%	< 1%	158
Kansas	35%	12%	6%	46%	1%	154
Kentucky	39%	4%	7%	49%	1%	216
Louisiana	42%	4%	4%	49%	1%	235
Maine	32%	10%	2%	56%	1%	125
Maryland	35%	8%	4%	49%	4%	254
Massachusetts	28%	10%	4%	57%	1%	248
Michigan	33%	5%	3%	58%	1%	425
Minnesota	33%	6%	3%	58%	< 1%	231
Mississippi	45%	8%	2%	42%	3%	157
Missouri	35%	8%	3%	52%	2%	312
Montana	28%	8%	1%	59%	4%	171
Nebraska	40%	8%	2%	47%	3%	156
Nevada	42%	9%	4%	42%	3%	143
New Hampshire	33%	12%	4%	51%	< 1%	108
New Jersey	32%	10%	4%	52%	2%	362
New Mexico	47%	9%	2%	41%	2%	131
New York	37%	7%	6%	49%	1%	748
North Carolina	46%	8%	3%	40%	3%	451
North Dakota	26%	8%	2%	64%	< 1%	179
Ohio	38%	8%	3%	50%	2%	526
Oklahoma	43%	5%	2%	48%	2%	190
Oregon	36%	8%	4%	49%	3%	158
Pennsylvania	36%	7%	5%	51%	1%	640
Rhode Island	44%	8%	1%	46%	1%	116
South Carolina	46%	3%	2%	47%	2%	227
South Dakota	32%	6%	7%	55%	< 1%	164
Tennessee	44%	7%	3%	42%	4%	339
Texas	43%	7%	4%	44%	2%	1,231
Utah	51%	16%	2%	29%	3%	164
Virginia	37%	11%	6%	44%	3%	412
Washington	43%	5%	3%	46%	2%	276
West Virginia	40%	4%	3%	52%	1%	144
Wisconsin	26%	9%	7%	57%	1%	299
Wyoming	40%	6%	2%	51%	1%	195

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Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…

State	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	70%	15%	3%	9%	3%	262
Alaska	62%	16%	8%	13%	< 1%	135
Arizona	61%	15%	7%	15%	2%	325
Arkansas	71%	11%	9%	9%	< 1%	155
California	59%	14%	9%	17%	1%	1,423
Colorado	56%	14%	16%	13%	2%	227
Connecticut	51%	18%	16%	16%	< 1%	147
Delaware	58%	16%	6%	17%	2%	121
Florida	61%	14%	8%	16%	1%	953
Georgia	68%	13%	6%	10%	2%	460
Hawaii	48%	15%	13%	24%	1%	123
Idaho	71%	8%	8%	12%	< 1%	150
Illinois	58%	15%	7%	18%	2%	566
Indiana	57%	15%	9%	18%	1%	343
Iowa	52%	15%	14%	18%	< 1%	158
Kansas	64%	15%	15%	6%	< 1%	154
Kentucky	64%	12%	9%	14%	1%	216
Louisiana	65%	12%	7%	15%	2%	235
Maine	50%	18%	9%	19%	4%	125
Maryland	56%	22%	9%	10%	2%	254
Massachusetts	46%	19%	9%	25%	1%	248
Michigan	61%	13%	11%	14%	1%	425
Minnesota	60%	17%	7%	16%	< 1%	231
Mississippi	70%	11%	5%	11%	3%	157
Missouri	58%	16%	9%	16%	1%	312
Montana	56%	18%	11%	14%	1%	171
Nebraska	63%	19%	7%	10%	2%	156
Nevada	61%	11%	15%	13%	< 1%	143
New Hampshire	49%	21%	10%	19%	< 1%	108
New Jersey	54%	14%	10%	19%	2%	362
New Mexico	61%	17%	9%	12%	< 1%	131
New York	50%	16%	12%	21%	1%	748
North Carolina	70%	11%	8%	10%	1%	451
North Dakota	53%	16%	10%	20%	1%	179
Ohio	59%	14%	12%	14%	1%	526
Oklahoma	63%	15%	4%	16%	2%	190
Oregon	58%	17%	9%	15%	2%	158
Pennsylvania	55%	16%	12%	16%	1%	640
Rhode Island	63%	10%	10%	16%	1%	116
South Carolina	73%	12%	4%	9%	2%	227
South Dakota	61%	17%	9%	11%	1%	164
Tennessee	72%	10%	6%	11%	1%	339
Texas	65%	14%	9%	10%	2%	1,231
Utah	73%	10%	5%	11%	1%	164
Virginia	62%	15%	7%	15%	1%	412
Washington	59%	16%	7%	16%	2%	276
West Virginia	63%	13%	5%	12%	6%	144
Wisconsin	52%	17%	12%	19%	< 1%	299
Wyoming	65%	8%	8%	18%	1%	195

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Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…

State	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	38%	12%	12%	35%	3%	262
Alaska	45%	12%	19%	23%	1%	135
Arizona	50%	14%	11%	23%	1%	325
Arkansas	44%	17%	7%	30%	2%	155
California	45%	14%	14%	25%	1%	1,423
Colorado	42%	15%	13%	29%	1%	227
Connecticut	32%	21%	10%	35%	1%	147
Delaware	35%	25%	13%	26%	1%	121
Florida	47%	13%	12%	27%	1%	953
Georgia	44%	14%	10%	31%	1%	460
Hawaii	35%	20%	17%	27%	< 1%	123
Idaho	39%	16%	14%	31%	< 1%	150
Illinois	43%	15%	13%	26%	2%	566
Indiana	40%	17%	12%	30%	1%	343
Iowa	41%	17%	15%	26%	1%	158
Kansas	45%	14%	10%	27%	4%	154
Kentucky	48%	10%	9%	32%	1%	216
Louisiana	37%	19%	14%	27%	3%	235
Maine	36%	13%	13%	38%	1%	125
Maryland	41%	14%	16%	28%	1%	254
Massachusetts	42%	12%	16%	29%	2%	248
Michigan	35%	17%	14%	30%	3%	425
Minnesota	42%	15%	16%	27%	1%	231
Mississippi	45%	12%	8%	35%	1%	157
Missouri	40%	17%	12%	29%	1%	312
Montana	42%	15%	14%	27%	3%	171
Nebraska	46%	16%	11%	25%	3%	156
Nevada	53%	17%	12%	17%	< 1%	143
New Hampshire	42%	23%	10%	25%	< 1%	108
New Jersey	36%	19%	14%	30%	1%	362
New Mexico	52%	11%	11%	21%	5%	131
New York	42%	16%	11%	29%	2%	748
North Carolina	42%	16%	14%	26%	2%	451
North Dakota	41%	12%	17%	30%	< 1%	179
Ohio	43%	19%	14%	23%	1%	526
Oklahoma	42%	18%	12%	29%	1%	190
Oregon	46%	18%	11%	24%	1%	158
Pennsylvania	43%	17%	12%	27%	1%	640
Rhode Island	37%	22%	12%	29%	< 1%	116
South Carolina	47%	15%	10%	27%	1%	227
South Dakota	38%	15%	11%	36%	< 1%	164
Tennessee	46%	14%	10%	26%	3%	339
Texas	46%	17%	11%	24%	2%	1,231
Utah	51%	30%	8%	11%	1%	164
Virginia	45%	17%	14%	23%	2%	412
Washington	50%	14%	12%	23%	1%	276
West Virginia	45%	22%	8%	23%	1%	144
Wisconsin	37%	18%	17%	27%	1%	299
Wyoming	46%	15%	7%	31%	1%	195

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Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

State	Religion	Philosophy/reason	Common sense	Science	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	53%	5%	36%	2%	4%	262
Alaska	34%	5%	48%	8%	4%	135
Arizona	39%	7%	41%	13%	< 1%	325
Arkansas	53%	6%	38%	2%	1%	155
California	34%	10%	45%	9%	2%	1,423
Colorado	41%	11%	40%	5%	2%	227
Connecticut	17%	10%	60%	13%	< 1%	147
Delaware	34%	9%	49%	4%	3%	121
Florida	34%	9%	50%	6%	1%	953
Georgia	49%	6%	38%	5%	2%	460
Hawaii	23%	11%	55%	10%	2%	123
Idaho	42%	6%	49%	2%	1%	150
Illinois	34%	9%	47%	8%	2%	566
Indiana	38%	5%	47%	7%	2%	343
Iowa	34%	8%	53%	3%	2%	158
Kansas	50%	3%	43%	3%	< 1%	154
Kentucky	43%	6%	47%	2%	2%	216
Louisiana	48%	8%	37%	5%	3%	235
Maine	21%	7%	65%	5%	2%	125
Maryland	37%	7%	47%	6%	3%	254
Massachusetts	18%	12%	56%	13%	1%	248
Michigan	37%	8%	48%	6%	1%	425
Minnesota	33%	7%	53%	5%	2%	231
Mississippi	54%	8%	30%	7%	1%	157
Missouri	42%	9%	42%	4%	2%	312
Montana	36%	8%	49%	4%	3%	171
Nebraska	41%	7%	46%	5%	1%	156
Nevada	32%	7%	49%	10%	3%	143
New Hampshire	18%	9%	63%	9%	2%	108
New Jersey	26%	10%	52%	11%	2%	362
New Mexico	52%	2%	34%	11%	1%	131
New York	27%	9%	55%	7%	2%	748
North Carolina	45%	5%	43%	5%	2%	451
North Dakota	35%	6%	52%	6%	1%	179
Ohio	36%	10%	47%	5%	2%	526
Oklahoma	41%	8%	45%	4%	2%	190
Oregon	34%	8%	52%	4%	1%	158
Pennsylvania	38%	5%	47%	8%	2%	640
Rhode Island	28%	8%	44%	16%	4%	116
South Carolina	56%	5%	32%	4%	3%	227
South Dakota	35%	13%	47%	5%	< 1%	164
Tennessee	50%	5%	39%	4%	2%	339
Texas	44%	7%	38%	8%	2%	1,231
Utah	50%	6%	36%	6%	2%	164
Virginia	41%	6%	45%	7%	1%	412
Washington	36%	10%	44%	8%	1%	276
West Virginia	53%	6%	38%	2%	< 1%	144
Wisconsin	40%	7%	47%	4%	2%	299
Wyoming	43%	8%	43%	3%	4%	195

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Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who say…

State	There are clear standards for what is right and wrong	Right or wrong depends on the situation	Neither/both equally	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	52%	46%	1%	1%	262
Alaska	41%	52%	1%	5%	135
Arizona	47%	47%	1%	5%	325
Arkansas	52%	46%	< 1%	1%	155
California	38%	59%	1%	2%	1,423
Colorado	47%	50%	1%	2%	227
Connecticut	39%	59%	1%	1%	147
Delaware	39%	59%	< 1%	2%	121
Florida	39%	60%	1%	1%	953
Georgia	50%	49%	1%	< 1%	460
Hawaii	30%	70%	< 1%	1%	123
Idaho	52%	48%	< 1%	< 1%	150
Illinois	39%	60%	1%	1%	566
Indiana	42%	56%	2%	1%	343
Iowa	40%	60%	< 1%	< 1%	158
Kansas	52%	48%	< 1%	< 1%	154
Kentucky	45%	52%	2%	1%	216
Louisiana	47%	51%	1%	< 1%	235
Maine	42%	57%	1%	< 1%	125
Maryland	42%	57%	1%	1%	254
Massachusetts	33%	64%	2%	1%	248
Michigan	47%	51%	1%	1%	425
Minnesota	43%	56%	1%	< 1%	231
Mississippi	46%	52%	1%	1%	157
Missouri	47%	52%	< 1%	< 1%	312
Montana	55%	43%	1%	1%	171
Nebraska	50%	50%	< 1%	1%	156
Nevada	40%	59%	< 1%	< 1%	143
New Hampshire	45%	54%	1%	< 1%	108
New Jersey	36%	63%	1%	1%	362
New Mexico	48%	47%	4%	1%	131
New York	35%	64%	1%	1%	748
North Carolina	46%	52%	1%	1%	451
North Dakota	44%	56%	< 1%	< 1%	179
Ohio	41%	58%	1%	< 1%	526
Oklahoma	40%	58%	2%	< 1%	190
Oregon	47%	53%	< 1%	< 1%	158
Pennsylvania	47%	52%	1%	< 1%	640
Rhode Island	41%	56%	< 1%	3%	116
South Carolina	52%	44%	2%	1%	227
South Dakota	47%	52%	< 1%	< 1%	164
Tennessee	53%	44%	2%	1%	339
Texas	43%	54%	2%	1%	1,231
Utah	49%	48%	2%	< 1%	164
Virginia	49%	50%	< 1%	1%	412
Washington	46%	52%	1%	1%	276
West Virginia	58%	37%	3%	2%	144
Wisconsin	39%	58%	2%	1%	299
Wyoming	49%	51%	< 1%	< 1%	195

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Frequency of reading scripture among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who read scripture…

State	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	54%	11%	9%	24%	2%	262
Alaska	40%	6%	4%	49%	< 1%	135
Arizona	39%	8%	7%	45%	2%	325
Arkansas	50%	14%	6%	30%	< 1%	155
California	33%	10%	10%	46%	1%	1,423
Colorado	37%	7%	9%	46%	1%	227
Connecticut	22%	8%	4%	66%	< 1%	147
Delaware	26%	18%	5%	50%	1%	121
Florida	36%	10%	9%	44%	1%	953
Georgia	52%	12%	7%	29%	< 1%	460
Hawaii	29%	14%	7%	50%	< 1%	123
Idaho	44%	8%	9%	39%	< 1%	150
Illinois	32%	12%	10%	46%	1%	566
Indiana	38%	10%	11%	41%	< 1%	343
Iowa	36%	7%	7%	49%	1%	158
Kansas	39%	15%	8%	38%	< 1%	154
Kentucky	47%	5%	10%	36%	2%	216
Louisiana	48%	10%	8%	34%	< 1%	235
Maine	21%	7%	7%	65%	< 1%	125
Maryland	39%	9%	8%	43%	1%	254
Massachusetts	16%	12%	9%	64%	< 1%	248
Michigan	35%	8%	8%	46%	2%	425
Minnesota	34%	9%	12%	45%	< 1%	231
Mississippi	62%	9%	4%	24%	1%	157
Missouri	45%	11%	9%	35%	< 1%	312
Montana	39%	6%	11%	43%	< 1%	171
Nebraska	34%	10%	6%	50%	< 1%	156
Nevada	32%	12%	9%	46%	< 1%	143
New Hampshire	28%	7%	9%	54%	< 1%	108
New Jersey	25%	8%	7%	60%	1%	362
New Mexico	39%	17%	3%	41%	< 1%	131
New York	28%	6%	7%	58%	1%	748
North Carolina	48%	13%	8%	29%	2%	451
North Dakota	26%	12%	9%	52%	< 1%	179
Ohio	36%	11%	8%	44%	1%	526
Oklahoma	49%	10%	7%	34%	< 1%	190
Oregon	41%	11%	7%	41%	< 1%	158
Pennsylvania	33%	9%	9%	49%	< 1%	640
Rhode Island	35%	5%	3%	55%	1%	116
South Carolina	56%	11%	7%	25%	1%	227
South Dakota	32%	13%	9%	45%	< 1%	164
Tennessee	57%	10%	6%	26%	1%	339
Texas	43%	12%	9%	36%	< 1%	1,231
Utah	61%	5%	6%	26%	2%	164
Virginia	43%	11%	6%	40%	< 1%	412
Washington	36%	13%	8%	44%	< 1%	276
West Virginia	55%	10%	5%	28%	1%	144
Wisconsin	27%	13%	10%	49%	1%	299
Wyoming	38%	9%	8%	45%	< 1%	195

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Interpreting scripture among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who say the holy scripture is…

State	Word of God; should be taken literally	Word of God; not everything taken literally	Word of God; other/don't know	Not the word of God	Other/don't know	Sample size
Alabama	49%	30%	4%	14%	3%	262
Alaska	30%	28%	3%	35%	4%	135
Arizona	31%	35%	1%	25%	9%	325
Arkansas	47%	33%	2%	14%	4%	155
California	30%	28%	2%	33%	8%	1,423
Colorado	33%	21%	4%	33%	9%	227
Connecticut	17%	27%	3%	45%	7%	147
Delaware	22%	36%	8%	27%	6%	121
Florida	32%	29%	2%	31%	6%	953
Georgia	42%	30%	3%	18%	6%	460
Hawaii	30%	28%	3%	34%	4%	123
Idaho	30%	36%	1%	28%	4%	150
Illinois	30%	35%	2%	25%	7%	566
Indiana	39%	29%	4%	24%	4%	343
Iowa	30%	34%	3%	28%	5%	158
Kansas	41%	38%	1%	16%	4%	154
Kentucky	49%	23%	3%	21%	5%	216
Louisiana	46%	27%	4%	20%	4%	235
Maine	28%	32%	1%	36%	3%	125
Maryland	34%	31%	3%	27%	5%	254
Massachusetts	16%	30%	3%	49%	2%	248
Michigan	31%	31%	5%	27%	5%	425
Minnesota	31%	29%	4%	27%	9%	231
Mississippi	49%	25%	7%	13%	5%	157
Missouri	36%	33%	2%	22%	5%	312
Montana	26%	37%	4%	26%	7%	171
Nebraska	35%	41%	3%	16%	6%	156
Nevada	26%	30%	1%	38%	5%	143
New Hampshire	24%	29%	3%	36%	7%	108
New Jersey	21%	34%	2%	35%	7%	362
New Mexico	43%	22%	5%	24%	6%	131
New York	25%	31%	2%	35%	7%	748
North Carolina	39%	28%	4%	23%	6%	451
North Dakota	31%	34%	< 1%	29%	6%	179
Ohio	32%	34%	3%	24%	7%	526
Oklahoma	40%	33%	3%	19%	5%	190
Oregon	36%	24%	3%	24%	13%	158
Pennsylvania	36%	29%	2%	29%	4%	640
Rhode Island	24%	34%	1%	35%	5%	116
South Carolina	51%	29%	2%	15%	3%	227
South Dakota	31%	39%	1%	15%	14%	164
Tennessee	47%	26%	7%	16%	5%	339
Texas	41%	28%	2%	23%	5%	1,231
Utah	29%	46%	3%	19%	2%	164
Virginia	41%	25%	3%	25%	5%	412
Washington	28%	32%	3%	27%	9%	276
West Virginia	51%	27%	4%	12%	6%	144
Wisconsin	34%	35%	4%	21%	6%	299
Wyoming	43%	28%	2%	22%	5%	195

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Belief in Heaven among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who …in heaven

State	Believe	Don't believe	Other/don't know	Sample size
Alabama	85%	9%	6%	262
Alaska	71%	21%	7%	135
Arizona	81%	13%	6%	325
Arkansas	83%	9%	8%	155
California	72%	20%	8%	1,423
Colorado	69%	20%	11%	227
Connecticut	75%	19%	6%	147
Delaware	81%	16%	3%	121
Florida	74%	20%	7%	953
Georgia	83%	12%	5%	460
Hawaii	67%	26%	7%	123
Idaho	77%	17%	6%	150
Illinois	79%	14%	7%	566
Indiana	79%	12%	9%	343
Iowa	74%	21%	5%	158
Kansas	78%	13%	9%	154
Kentucky	84%	11%	6%	216
Louisiana	80%	14%	6%	235
Maine	70%	24%	6%	125
Maryland	77%	16%	8%	254
Massachusetts	63%	24%	12%	248
Michigan	79%	14%	8%	425
Minnesota	80%	13%	7%	231
Mississippi	86%	11%	3%	157
Missouri	79%	16%	5%	312
Montana	79%	13%	9%	171
Nebraska	82%	14%	4%	156
Nevada	72%	19%	10%	143
New Hampshire	64%	21%	15%	108
New Jersey	74%	20%	6%	362
New Mexico	72%	23%	5%	131
New York	73%	19%	8%	748
North Carolina	79%	14%	7%	451
North Dakota	83%	12%	5%	179
Ohio	81%	15%	4%	526
Oklahoma	85%	12%	3%	190
Oregon	73%	21%	6%	158
Pennsylvania	77%	16%	7%	640
Rhode Island	71%	26%	4%	116
South Carolina	83%	10%	7%	227
South Dakota	78%	10%	12%	164
Tennessee	78%	15%	8%	339
Texas	79%	14%	7%	1,231
Utah	83%	13%	5%	164
Virginia	81%	12%	8%	412
Washington	68%	23%	8%	276
West Virginia	86%	6%	8%	144
Wisconsin	82%	12%	6%	299
Wyoming	79%	13%	8%	195

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Belief in Hell among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who …in hell

State	Believe	Don't believe	Other/don't know	Sample size
Alabama	73%	21%	5%	262
Alaska	68%	27%	5%	135
Arizona	66%	26%	8%	325
Arkansas	81%	13%	6%	155
California	60%	31%	9%	1,423
Colorado	59%	33%	8%	227
Connecticut	47%	40%	13%	147
Delaware	58%	30%	12%	121
Florida	61%	33%	6%	953
Georgia	73%	19%	8%	460
Hawaii	63%	30%	7%	123
Idaho	63%	31%	6%	150
Illinois	67%	25%	8%	566
Indiana	70%	23%	7%	343
Iowa	64%	31%	4%	158
Kansas	69%	25%	6%	154
Kentucky	80%	15%	5%	216
Louisiana	75%	19%	6%	235
Maine	55%	35%	11%	125
Maryland	60%	28%	12%	254
Massachusetts	44%	46%	10%	248
Michigan	66%	28%	6%	425
Minnesota	62%	29%	10%	231
Mississippi	77%	20%	3%	157
Missouri	71%	23%	7%	312
Montana	61%	33%	7%	171
Nebraska	65%	28%	7%	156
Nevada	48%	39%	13%	143
New Hampshire	56%	32%	12%	108
New Jersey	56%	37%	7%	362
New Mexico	64%	28%	8%	131
New York	57%	34%	9%	748
North Carolina	69%	21%	10%	451
North Dakota	68%	28%	4%	179
Ohio	68%	26%	6%	526
Oklahoma	74%	21%	5%	190
Oregon	62%	34%	3%	158
Pennsylvania	64%	29%	7%	640
Rhode Island	57%	36%	7%	116
South Carolina	74%	18%	8%	227
South Dakota	72%	20%	8%	164
Tennessee	77%	17%	5%	339
Texas	69%	24%	7%	1,231
Utah	56%	39%	6%	164
Virginia	72%	20%	7%	412
Washington	58%	34%	9%	276
West Virginia	79%	14%	6%	144
Wisconsin	69%	24%	7%	299
Wyoming	69%	25%	6%	195

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Party affiliation among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who identify as…

State	Republican/lean Rep.	No lean	Democrat/lean Dem.	Sample size
Alabama	72%	15%	13%	262
Alaska	59%	30%	10%	135
Arizona	58%	16%	26%	325
Arkansas	68%	11%	21%	155
California	51%	19%	30%	1,423
Colorado	62%	14%	23%	227
Connecticut	53%	24%	23%	147
Delaware	46%	23%	31%	121
Florida	57%	18%	26%	953
Georgia	62%	13%	25%	460
Hawaii	46%	21%	33%	123
Idaho	67%	15%	18%	150
Illinois	50%	19%	30%	566
Indiana	59%	18%	23%	343
Iowa	60%	18%	22%	158
Kansas	60%	24%	16%	154
Kentucky	58%	11%	31%	216
Louisiana	58%	16%	25%	235
Maine	59%	17%	23%	125
Maryland	57%	12%	30%	254
Massachusetts	52%	18%	30%	248
Michigan	55%	17%	28%	425
Minnesota	65%	16%	19%	231
Mississippi	65%	6%	29%	157
Missouri	60%	17%	23%	312
Montana	68%	21%	11%	171
Nebraska	63%	18%	19%	156
Nevada	56%	13%	31%	143
New Hampshire	58%	19%	22%	108
New Jersey	52%	19%	29%	362
New Mexico	58%	11%	32%	131
New York	46%	19%	35%	748
North Carolina	61%	18%	21%	451
North Dakota	71%	12%	17%	179
Ohio	60%	18%	22%	526
Oklahoma	60%	14%	26%	190
Oregon	54%	23%	23%	158
Pennsylvania	56%	15%	30%	640
Rhode Island	50%	19%	32%	116
South Carolina	67%	14%	18%	227
South Dakota	72%	9%	19%	164
Tennessee	68%	12%	19%	339
Texas	59%	18%	23%	1,231
Utah	72%	18%	9%	164
Virginia	67%	16%	17%	412
Washington	54%	26%	20%	276
West Virginia	62%	14%	24%	144
Wisconsin	65%	17%	18%	299
Wyoming	75%	13%	13%	195

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Political ideology among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who are…

State	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	65%	25%	4%	6%	262
Alaska	50%	34%	8%	8%	135
Arizona	55%	26%	14%	4%	325
Arkansas	56%	34%	7%	2%	155
California	45%	33%	17%	4%	1,423
Colorado	51%	28%	16%	5%	227
Connecticut	53%	26%	14%	6%	147
Delaware	38%	37%	19%	6%	121
Florida	49%	29%	15%	7%	953
Georgia	58%	30%	10%	2%	460
Hawaii	46%	39%	9%	6%	123
Idaho	56%	28%	13%	3%	150
Illinois	45%	32%	17%	6%	566
Indiana	53%	30%	10%	7%	343
Iowa	61%	25%	10%	4%	158
Kansas	58%	22%	19%	1%	154
Kentucky	56%	22%	16%	6%	216
Louisiana	61%	25%	9%	6%	235
Maine	55%	27%	14%	4%	125
Maryland	44%	35%	12%	9%	254
Massachusetts	42%	39%	14%	5%	248
Michigan	53%	26%	13%	8%	425
Minnesota	56%	26%	10%	8%	231
Mississippi	58%	27%	12%	3%	157
Missouri	57%	25%	12%	6%	312
Montana	61%	28%	7%	4%	171
Nebraska	54%	29%	9%	8%	156
Nevada	48%	34%	14%	4%	143
New Hampshire	55%	26%	13%	6%	108
New Jersey	40%	37%	16%	7%	362
New Mexico	51%	34%	10%	5%	131
New York	41%	35%	19%	5%	748
North Carolina	52%	31%	11%	5%	451
North Dakota	59%	29%	11%	1%	179
Ohio	51%	29%	14%	6%	526
Oklahoma	54%	32%	7%	8%	190
Oregon	53%	34%	9%	3%	158
Pennsylvania	50%	32%	12%	7%	640
Rhode Island	42%	37%	19%	2%	116
South Carolina	58%	30%	6%	6%	227
South Dakota	62%	26%	6%	6%	164
Tennessee	62%	22%	11%	5%	339
Texas	51%	28%	14%	7%	1,231
Utah	60%	27%	10%	3%	164
Virginia	52%	35%	8%	5%	412
Washington	48%	29%	13%	9%	276
West Virginia	62%	23%	7%	8%	144
Wisconsin	62%	28%	7%	4%	299
Wyoming	56%	26%	12%	7%	195

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Views about size of government among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who would rather have…

State	Smaller government; fewer services	Bigger government; more services	Depends	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	74%	23%	2%	1%	262
Alaska	73%	25%	< 1%	2%	135
Arizona	75%	23%	2%	1%	325
Arkansas	80%	19%	1%	< 1%	155
California	65%	31%	2%	2%	1,423
Colorado	76%	21%	1%	2%	227
Connecticut	76%	23%	1%	< 1%	147
Delaware	68%	21%	3%	8%	121
Florida	68%	28%	2%	3%	953
Georgia	76%	21%	2%	2%	460
Hawaii	62%	30%	4%	4%	123
Idaho	82%	16%	< 1%	2%	150
Illinois	73%	23%	1%	3%	566
Indiana	73%	20%	3%	4%	343
Iowa	83%	17%	< 1%	< 1%	158
Kansas	83%	13%	2%	2%	154
Kentucky	74%	20%	3%	3%	216
Louisiana	71%	24%	2%	3%	235
Maine	86%	13%	1%	1%	125
Maryland	73%	20%	1%	7%	254
Massachusetts	69%	29%	1%	1%	248
Michigan	77%	19%	1%	2%	425
Minnesota	80%	14%	2%	4%	231
Mississippi	74%	23%	1%	2%	157
Missouri	81%	16%	1%	2%	312
Montana	90%	9%	1%	< 1%	171
Nebraska	82%	16%	< 1%	3%	156
Nevada	77%	20%	2%	< 1%	143
New Hampshire	86%	14%	< 1%	< 1%	108
New Jersey	65%	31%	3%	2%	362
New Mexico	70%	27%	1%	1%	131
New York	61%	37%	1%	1%	748
North Carolina	74%	22%	1%	3%	451
North Dakota	83%	13%	1%	2%	179
Ohio	80%	17%	2%	2%	526
Oklahoma	78%	18%	1%	3%	190
Oregon	78%	19%	1%	2%	158
Pennsylvania	74%	23%	1%	2%	640
Rhode Island	74%	21%	6%	< 1%	116
South Carolina	78%	19%	1%	3%	227
South Dakota	86%	11%	< 1%	2%	164
Tennessee	77%	18%	1%	4%	339
Texas	66%	29%	2%	2%	1,231
Utah	91%	7%	1%	1%	164
Virginia	81%	17%	1%	1%	412
Washington	76%	18%	2%	3%	276
West Virginia	79%	16%	2%	4%	144
Wisconsin	81%	16%	3%	1%	299
Wyoming	83%	10%	2%	6%	195

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Views about abortion among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who say abortion should be…

State	Legal in all/most cases	Illegal in all/most cases	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	27%	69%	3%	262
Alaska	53%	42%	5%	135
Arizona	44%	53%	3%	325
Arkansas	31%	66%	2%	155
California	49%	46%	5%	1,423
Colorado	49%	48%	3%	227
Connecticut	60%	35%	5%	147
Delaware	45%	46%	9%	121
Florida	48%	48%	4%	953
Georgia	39%	58%	3%	460
Hawaii	62%	36%	2%	123
Idaho	35%	61%	4%	150
Illinois	46%	52%	3%	566
Indiana	38%	58%	4%	343
Iowa	37%	59%	4%	158
Kansas	38%	62%	< 1%	154
Kentucky	31%	65%	5%	216
Louisiana	31%	67%	3%	235
Maine	58%	38%	3%	125
Maryland	55%	42%	3%	254
Massachusetts	66%	29%	4%	248
Michigan	42%	54%	4%	425
Minnesota	41%	58%	1%	231
Mississippi	32%	64%	4%	157
Missouri	36%	62%	3%	312
Montana	43%	49%	8%	171
Nebraska	43%	50%	7%	156
Nevada	53%	43%	4%	143
New Hampshire	53%	41%	6%	108
New Jersey	57%	40%	3%	362
New Mexico	43%	52%	5%	131
New York	56%	41%	3%	748
North Carolina	40%	56%	4%	451
North Dakota	44%	55%	1%	179
Ohio	43%	55%	3%	526
Oklahoma	43%	54%	3%	190
Oregon	50%	46%	4%	158
Pennsylvania	41%	55%	4%	640
Rhode Island	54%	42%	4%	116
South Carolina	35%	60%	5%	227
South Dakota	32%	64%	4%	164
Tennessee	32%	63%	6%	339
Texas	39%	57%	4%	1,231
Utah	27%	70%	2%	164
Virginia	46%	52%	2%	412
Washington	47%	48%	5%	276
West Virginia	32%	64%	4%	144
Wisconsin	43%	56%	1%	299
Wyoming	38%	60%	2%	195

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Views about homosexuality among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who say homosexuality…

State	Should be accepted	Should be discouraged	Neither/both equally	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	34%	63%	2%	2%	262
Alaska	51%	41%	7%	2%	135
Arizona	56%	32%	6%	6%	325
Arkansas	36%	57%	5%	2%	155
California	60%	32%	5%	4%	1,423
Colorado	57%	33%	6%	4%	227
Connecticut	69%	28%	1%	3%	147
Delaware	62%	33%	1%	5%	121
Florida	56%	36%	4%	3%	953
Georgia	49%	44%	4%	3%	460
Hawaii	51%	45%	3%	1%	123
Idaho	47%	41%	9%	3%	150
Illinois	55%	37%	4%	4%	566
Indiana	45%	47%	5%	3%	343
Iowa	45%	48%	4%	3%	158
Kansas	48%	40%	8%	4%	154
Kentucky	34%	56%	7%	2%	216
Louisiana	49%	41%	4%	6%	235
Maine	60%	35%	1%	5%	125
Maryland	58%	35%	6%	1%	254
Massachusetts	80%	15%	3%	2%	248
Michigan	54%	39%	5%	2%	425
Minnesota	53%	44%	3%	1%	231
Mississippi	35%	60%	5%	1%	157
Missouri	44%	47%	3%	5%	312
Montana	50%	42%	4%	5%	171
Nebraska	47%	45%	4%	4%	156
Nevada	63%	33%	2%	2%	143
New Hampshire	52%	36%	6%	6%	108
New Jersey	69%	26%	2%	3%	362
New Mexico	46%	43%	6%	5%	131
New York	65%	28%	4%	3%	748
North Carolina	46%	45%	6%	4%	451
North Dakota	47%	46%	6%	1%	179
Ohio	53%	39%	3%	4%	526
Oklahoma	45%	51%	1%	3%	190
Oregon	57%	38%	3%	2%	158
Pennsylvania	52%	40%	5%	3%	640
Rhode Island	68%	25%	4%	3%	116
South Carolina	40%	51%	6%	3%	227
South Dakota	52%	43%	2%	3%	164
Tennessee	32%	63%	2%	3%	339
Texas	51%	41%	5%	3%	1,231
Utah	44%	48%	7%	2%	164
Virginia	51%	44%	4%	1%	412
Washington	56%	38%	3%	3%	276
West Virginia	37%	57%	2%	3%	144
Wisconsin	58%	40%	1%	1%	299
Wyoming	44%	51%	3%	2%	195

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Views about same-sex marriage among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who …same-sex marriage

State	Strongly favor/favor	Oppose/strongly oppose	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	26%	68%	6%	262
Alaska	45%	47%	8%	135
Arizona	43%	47%	10%	325
Arkansas	24%	64%	12%	155
California	49%	43%	9%	1,423
Colorado	47%	48%	5%	227
Connecticut	62%	36%	2%	147
Delaware	51%	40%	9%	121
Florida	42%	49%	9%	953
Georgia	37%	57%	6%	460
Hawaii	42%	47%	11%	123
Idaho	34%	57%	9%	150
Illinois	49%	43%	8%	566
Indiana	36%	54%	9%	343
Iowa	40%	53%	7%	158
Kansas	40%	56%	4%	154
Kentucky	29%	61%	9%	216
Louisiana	37%	58%	5%	235
Maine	50%	44%	7%	125
Maryland	48%	41%	10%	254
Massachusetts	62%	29%	9%	248
Michigan	41%	51%	9%	425
Minnesota	40%	52%	7%	231
Mississippi	26%	69%	5%	157
Missouri	33%	58%	9%	312
Montana	39%	50%	11%	171
Nebraska	41%	52%	7%	156
Nevada	46%	47%	7%	143
New Hampshire	50%	43%	7%	108
New Jersey	51%	41%	8%	362
New Mexico	31%	57%	12%	131
New York	54%	39%	7%	748
North Carolina	35%	55%	9%	451
North Dakota	36%	58%	6%	179
Ohio	40%	52%	8%	526
Oklahoma	36%	58%	5%	190
Oregon	44%	52%	4%	158
Pennsylvania	43%	48%	9%	640
Rhode Island	56%	40%	4%	116
South Carolina	26%	66%	7%	227
South Dakota	37%	57%	6%	164
Tennessee	27%	68%	5%	339
Texas	39%	53%	8%	1,231
Utah	40%	54%	5%	164
Virginia	39%	54%	7%	412
Washington	45%	45%	10%	276
West Virginia	33%	60%	7%	144
Wisconsin	47%	49%	4%	299
Wyoming	39%	52%	9%	195

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Views about environmental regulation among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who say…

State	Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy	Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost	Neither/both equally	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	60%	34%	3%	3%	262
Alaska	56%	37%	3%	3%	135
Arizona	57%	41%	< 1%	2%	325
Arkansas	57%	39%	4%	< 1%	155
California	51%	43%	3%	4%	1,423
Colorado	56%	39%	2%	3%	227
Connecticut	48%	50%	< 1%	3%	147
Delaware	44%	44%	5%	7%	121
Florida	52%	44%	2%	2%	953
Georgia	51%	45%	1%	3%	460
Hawaii	32%	66%	< 1%	1%	123
Idaho	63%	35%	2%	< 1%	150
Illinois	54%	42%	2%	2%	566
Indiana	58%	39%	2%	1%	343
Iowa	53%	41%	5%	1%	158
Kansas	50%	41%	6%	3%	154
Kentucky	57%	36%	3%	3%	216
Louisiana	53%	44%	2%	1%	235
Maine	55%	42%	2%	< 1%	125
Maryland	54%	43%	1%	2%	254
Massachusetts	53%	41%	2%	3%	248
Michigan	49%	45%	3%	3%	425
Minnesota	57%	37%	2%	3%	231
Mississippi	57%	39%	3%	< 1%	157
Missouri	56%	42%	2%	1%	312
Montana	75%	21%	1%	3%	171
Nebraska	51%	44%	2%	4%	156
Nevada	54%	39%	3%	4%	143
New Hampshire	48%	50%	2%	< 1%	108
New Jersey	41%	53%	3%	2%	362
New Mexico	64%	35%	< 1%	1%	131
New York	44%	52%	2%	2%	748
North Carolina	54%	42%	2%	3%	451
North Dakota	62%	35%	2%	1%	179
Ohio	54%	42%	2%	2%	526
Oklahoma	52%	43%	2%	2%	190
Oregon	63%	31%	1%	5%	158
Pennsylvania	53%	44%	2%	1%	640
Rhode Island	43%	49%	4%	3%	116
South Carolina	54%	40%	3%	3%	227
South Dakota	62%	38%	< 1%	< 1%	164
Tennessee	59%	36%	2%	2%	339
Texas	49%	47%	2%	2%	1,231
Utah	56%	36%	6%	2%	164
Virginia	53%	44%	2%	2%	412
Washington	45%	49%	3%	3%	276
West Virginia	72%	24%	2%	2%	144
Wisconsin	53%	44%	2%	1%	299
Wyoming	70%	25%	3%	2%	195

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Views about human evolution among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who say humans…

State	Evolved; due to natural processes	Evolved; due to God's design	Evolved; don't know how	Always existed in present form	Don't know	Sample size
Alabama	18%	27%	1%	49%	4%	262
Alaska	25%	30%	4%	34%	6%	135
Arizona	29%	28%	3%	38%	2%	325
Arkansas	14%	31%	1%	53%	1%	155
California	33%	22%	4%	36%	5%	1,423
Colorado	27%	23%	3%	44%	3%	227
Connecticut	28%	29%	2%	38%	3%	147
Delaware	30%	19%	4%	45%	2%	121
Florida	29%	27%	3%	37%	4%	953
Georgia	20%	29%	3%	45%	4%	460
Hawaii	38%	24%	2%	32%	3%	123
Idaho	15%	32%	3%	46%	4%	150
Illinois	28%	29%	2%	36%	4%	566
Indiana	23%	24%	5%	45%	3%	343
Iowa	25%	31%	4%	36%	4%	158
Kansas	20%	23%	1%	52%	4%	154
Kentucky	23%	21%	3%	50%	3%	216
Louisiana	23%	27%	3%	43%	4%	235
Maine	41%	21%	3%	32%	2%	125
Maryland	31%	30%	5%	30%	3%	254
Massachusetts	43%	25%	6%	23%	3%	248
Michigan	28%	23%	3%	44%	2%	425
Minnesota	21%	22%	4%	47%	5%	231
Mississippi	19%	17%	2%	58%	4%	157
Missouri	22%	24%	3%	47%	3%	312
Montana	25%	24%	3%	43%	5%	171
Nebraska	21%	32%	3%	39%	5%	156
Nevada	35%	23%	4%	33%	5%	143
New Hampshire	32%	24%	3%	40%	1%	108
New Jersey	33%	25%	4%	32%	5%	362
New Mexico	21%	22%	8%	49%	< 1%	131
New York	33%	25%	5%	34%	3%	748
North Carolina	23%	26%	3%	44%	4%	451
North Dakota	20%	33%	1%	42%	4%	179
Ohio	25%	29%	3%	39%	4%	526
Oklahoma	15%	30%	2%	47%	6%	190
Oregon	32%	21%	1%	41%	5%	158
Pennsylvania	26%	23%	3%	44%	3%	640
Rhode Island	43%	25%	2%	28%	2%	116
South Carolina	18%	23%	1%	55%	2%	227
South Dakota	22%	28%	4%	43%	3%	164
Tennessee	16%	22%	2%	53%	8%	339
Texas	23%	27%	2%	44%	4%	1,231
Utah	15%	28%	2%	52%	4%	164
Virginia	23%	29%	2%	41%	4%	412
Washington	30%	25%	7%	34%	3%	276
West Virginia	16%	23%	3%	53%	5%	144
Wisconsin	25%	30%	2%	37%	6%	299
Wyoming	24%	26%	6%	42%	2%	195

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State among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good

State among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good

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Income distribution among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

Educational distribution among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

Marital status among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

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Beliefs✭and✭Practices

Belief in God among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

Importance of religion in one's life among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

Attendance at religious services among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

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Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

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Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

Frequency of reading scripture among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

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Views about abortion among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state

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