参考答案：对

解析：[听力原文]In September, a poll conducted by The Pioneer Press and Minnesota Public Radio found that Minnesotans, by 42 percent to 37 percent, believed that the cost of helping immigrants start their new lives outweighed their economic, social and other contributions.

[分析]： 数字信息的找寻和判断。 原文统计，明尼苏达州42％的人认为帮助移民开始新生活的代价超出他们的经济、社会及其它贡献。持相反观点的人为37％。由此可见，题干的说法是正确的。[解题关键] 能够掌握介词to表明的对比关系，有助于正确理解语义。