Belief in God among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by frequency of reading scripture (2014) Switch to: Frequency of reading scripture among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by belief in God

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

Frequency of reading scriptureBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
At least once a week87%10%1%1%1%1%5,295
Once or twice a month68%22%4%< 1%4%1%1,712
Several times a year59%25%5%1%8%2%1,477
Seldom/never35%27%11%1%23%4%8,743
Don't know72%12%2%6%1%7%132
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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