Educational distribution among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by attendance at prayer groups (2014) Switch to: 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 educational group

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

Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groupsHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
At least once a week42%32%18%8%4,304
Once or twice a month40%36%16%8%1,378
Several times a year40%33%18%10%1,295
Seldom/never42%34%16%8%8,439
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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