Belief in God among Mainline Protestants who say government aid to the poor does more good than harm by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious family among Mainline Protestants who say government aid to the poor does more good than harm by belief in God

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

Religious familyBelieve 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
Baptist Family (Mainline Trad.)76%19%3%1%1%< 1%311
Congregationalist Family (Mainline Trad.)52%39%4%1%1%3%164
Episcopalian/Anglican Family (Mainline Trad.)51%33%8%< 1%6%2%346
Lutheran Family (Mainline Trad.)61%33%3%1%2%< 1%403
Methodist Family (Mainline Trad.)65%25%7%1%1%1%740
Nondenominational Family (Mainline Trad.)63%32%4%< 1%2%< 1%174
Nonspecific Protestant Family (Mainline Trad.)64%23%8%1%3%2%299
Presbyterian Family (Mainline Trad.)62%28%6%1%2%1%352
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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