Parent of children under 18 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 parental status

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

Religious traditionParentsNon-parentsSample size
Buddhist17%83%195
Catholic32%68%3,392
Evangelical Protestant30%70%3,056
Hindu35%65%114
Historically Black Protestant29%71%1,280
Jehovah's Witness28%72%141
Jewish26%74%565
Mainline Protestant25%75%2,878
Mormon36%64%208
Muslim38%62%146
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")26%74%4,555
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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