Views about government aid to the poor among Mainline Protestants who would rather have smaller government; fewer services by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Mainline Protestants who would rather have smaller government; fewer services by views about government aid to the poor
% of Mainline Protestants who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who say government aid to the poor…
| Religious denomination | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Baptist Churches USA | 64% | 29% | 5% | 2% | 231 |
| Episcopal Church | 62% | 33% | 3% | 1% | 272 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 64% | 30% | 5% | 2% | 403 |
| Presbyterian Church (USA) | 58% | 34% | 4% | 4% | 249 |
| United Church of Christ | 64% | 32% | 2% | 2% | 108 |
| United Methodist Church | 70% | 27% | 2% | 1% | 1,115 |
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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