Belief in Hell among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by belief in hell

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

Generational cohortBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Younger Millennial52%43%5%1,783
Older Millennial49%45%7%2,169
Generation X54%39%7%3,527
Baby Boomer52%40%8%6,471
Silent51%39%11%2,772
Greatest47%40%13%304
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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