Belief in Heaven among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by belief in heaven

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

Metro areaBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area75%20%5%242
Baltimore Metro Area60%37%3%133
Boston Metro Area43%42%14%294
Chicago Metro Area64%29%7%489
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area73%20%8%296
Detroit Metro Area68%24%8%186
Houston Metro Area75%19%6%239
Los Angeles Metro Area59%34%7%609
Miami Metro Area68%25%7%262
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area64%32%4%196
New York City Metro Area65%28%7%1,021
Philadelphia Metro Area65%30%5%409
Phoenix Metro Area62%28%10%167
Pittsburgh Metro Area79%15%6%119
Providence Metro Area57%35%8%195
Riverside, CA Metro Area74%21%5%189
San Diego Metro Area60%32%8%169
San Francisco Metro Area47%46%7%338
Seattle Metro Area44%46%10%207
St. Louis Metro Area74%21%5%138
Tampa Metro Area64%22%15%159
Washington, DC Metro Area61%33%6%576
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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