Importance of religion in one's life among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by importance of religion

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

Religious traditionVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Buddhist31%40%15%11%3%195
Catholic58%32%7%3%< 1%3,406
Evangelical Protestant76%20%2%1%< 1%3,065
Hindu21%59%13%6%< 1%114
Historically Black Protestant86%12%1%1%< 1%1,285
Jehovah's Witness92%7%< 1%< 1%1%142
Jewish30%39%21%10%< 1%567
Mainline Protestant52%35%11%3%1%2,890
Mormon73%19%5%2%< 1%209
Muslim68%21%10%1%1%146
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")12%19%26%42%1%4,566
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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