Views about government aid to the poor among who do not believe in Heaven by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among who do not believe in Heaven by views about government aid to the poor

% of who do not believe in Heaven who say government aid to the poor…

Generational cohortDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Younger Millennial33%64%2%1%897
Older Millennial34%62%3%2%1,190
Generation X35%61%4%1%1,668
Baby Boomer33%63%3%1%2,769
Silent34%59%4%3%1,197
Greatest28%62%4%6%133
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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