Belief in Hell among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by race/ethnicity (2014) Switch to: Racial and ethnic composition among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by belief in hell

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

Racial and ethnic compositionBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
White65%27%7%12,001
Black74%19%7%911
Asian53%39%8%370
Latino63%30%7%1,508
Other/Mixed64%27%10%565
Note: Whites, blacks, Asians and those in the other/mixed category include only those who are not Latinos. Latinos include people of all races.

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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