Age distribution among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by frequency of reading scripture (2014) Switch to: Frequency of reading scripture among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by age group

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

Frequency of reading scripture18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
At least once a week16%33%29%21%6,031
Once or twice a month23%35%26%16%1,530
Several times a year20%36%27%17%1,258
Seldom/never24%35%25%16%6,365
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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