Veterans
67
17
11
4
Elderly people
63
17
14
5
People who are homeless
60
14
14
12
People with mental health problems
59
18
16
7
People with disabilities
57
22
15
5
People who are poor
56
18
15
11
Low-income people
53
21
15
11
Victims of domestic violence
53
20
22
5
Single parents
47
23
19
10
Children
46
28
18
8
Native Americans
43
22
24
11
Pregnant women
40
30
22
8
People who are unemployed
40
27
19
15
Students
38
25
17
20
People in rural areas
38
28
27
7
Parents of children under 18
37
27
24
12
People recovering from addiction
37
22
26
15
Middle-class people
37
31
21
11
Black Americans
36
24
20
20
People in urban areas
26
29
29
16
LGBTQ+ people
25
19
24
33
Refugees
24
17
20
38
Convicted felons
24
20
29
28
White Americans
23
34
25
19
Immigrants
22
15
18
45
Note: Half of respondents were randomly assigned to see the word “assistance” instead of “welfare” on this question. Because it turned out to make little difference, their results were combined with the results of people shown “welfare.”