Belief in God 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 belief in God

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

Metro areaBelieve 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
Atlanta Metro Area72%16%4%< 1%5%3%235
Baltimore Metro Area66%21%2%< 1%8%3%102
Boston Metro Area54%23%12%< 1%9%1%181
Chicago Metro Area63%23%4%< 1%7%3%334
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area74%16%2%1%6%1%318
Detroit Metro Area73%16%2%1%8%1%163
Houston Metro Area72%17%6%< 1%5%< 1%247
Los Angeles Metro Area65%22%6%< 1%4%2%399
Miami Metro Area60%25%4%2%6%3%189
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area61%24%5%< 1%5%5%128
New York City Metro Area62%22%5%1%6%3%642
Philadelphia Metro Area55%19%10%< 1%14%2%274
Phoenix Metro Area69%18%4%< 1%8%1%210
Pittsburgh Metro Area73%17%4%< 1%5%1%119
Providence Metro Area57%21%11%< 1%9%2%137
Riverside, CA Metro Area66%18%3%2%9%2%163
San Diego Metro Area53%22%12%3%10%< 1%136
San Francisco Metro Area51%25%6%< 1%14%5%111
Seattle Metro Area64%21%4%< 1%11%< 1%109
St. Louis Metro Area73%14%8%< 1%4%< 1%118
Tampa Metro Area58%15%4%< 1%19%4%144
Washington, DC Metro Area68%20%5%< 1%5%3%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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