Attendance at religious services among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by religious attendance

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

Metro areaAt least once a weekOnce or twice a month/a few times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area44%32%24%< 1%235
Baltimore Metro Area34%38%28%< 1%102
Boston Metro Area23%37%40%< 1%181
Chicago Metro Area34%33%32%1%334
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area48%31%21%< 1%318
Detroit Metro Area30%42%27%< 1%163
Houston Metro Area42%31%27%< 1%247
Los Angeles Metro Area39%36%25%< 1%399
Miami Metro Area39%35%25%1%189
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area35%31%34%< 1%128
New York City Metro Area33%37%29%1%642
Philadelphia Metro Area31%32%37%1%274
Phoenix Metro Area36%33%31%< 1%210
Pittsburgh Metro Area31%35%34%< 1%119
Providence Metro Area32%36%32%< 1%137
Riverside, CA Metro Area38%31%31%< 1%163
San Diego Metro Area26%41%33%< 1%136
San Francisco Metro Area25%39%36%< 1%111
Seattle Metro Area28%32%40%1%109
St. Louis Metro Area39%33%28%< 1%118
Tampa Metro Area37%26%37%< 1%144
Washington, DC Metro Area37%32%30%< 1%291
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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