Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong
% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who say…
Religious tradition | 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 |
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Catholic | 38% | 60% | 1% | 1% | 3,398 |
Evangelical Protestant | 59% | 39% | 1% | 1% | 4,997 |
Historically Black Protestant | 35% | 64% | 1% | 1% | 502 |
Jewish | 31% | 66% | 2% | 1% | 228 |
Mainline Protestant | 41% | 57% | 1% | 1% | 2,822 |
Mormon | 65% | 33% | 2% | < 1% | 418 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 26% | 72% | 1% | 1% | 2,566 |
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