Belief in God among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition 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…

Religious traditionBelieve 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
Catholic66%26%4%1%1%1%3,398
Evangelical Protestant89%9%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%4,997
Historically Black Protestant89%10%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%502
Jewish49%29%13%< 1%7%2%228
Mainline Protestant69%25%3%1%1%1%2,822
Mormon90%9%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%418
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")31%24%12%1%27%5%2,566
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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