Views about size of government 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 views about size of government
% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who would rather have…
Religious tradition | Smaller government; fewer services | Bigger government; more services | Depends | Don't know | Sample size |
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Buddhist | 32% | 58% | 3% | 8% | 195 |
Catholic | 31% | 63% | 3% | 3% | 3,406 |
Evangelical Protestant | 42% | 52% | 3% | 4% | 3,065 |
Hindu | 34% | 62% | 4% | < 1% | 114 |
Historically Black Protestant | 18% | 77% | 2% | 3% | 1,285 |
Jehovah's Witness | 32% | 52% | 1% | 14% | 142 |
Jewish | 23% | 71% | 2% | 3% | 567 |
Mainline Protestant | 38% | 54% | 4% | 4% | 2,890 |
Mormon | 47% | 46% | 3% | 4% | 209 |
Muslim | 17% | 80% | 1% | 2% | 146 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 33% | 60% | 3% | 4% | 4,566 |
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