Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing 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 frequency of feelings of spiritual wellbeing

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…

Metro areaAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area59%20%13%8%< 1%242
Baltimore Metro Area52%16%13%19%< 1%133
Boston Metro Area52%16%9%21%2%294
Chicago Metro Area49%19%13%18%1%489
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area57%12%12%18%1%296
Detroit Metro Area57%15%8%19%1%186
Houston Metro Area62%13%8%16%1%239
Los Angeles Metro Area56%15%11%18%1%609
Miami Metro Area66%8%9%16%1%262
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area53%20%12%13%3%196
New York City Metro Area57%15%9%17%1%1,021
Philadelphia Metro Area59%13%9%18%2%409
Phoenix Metro Area52%10%13%25%< 1%167
Pittsburgh Metro Area43%23%9%22%2%119
Providence Metro Area50%13%10%26%1%195
Riverside, CA Metro Area67%13%9%10%1%189
San Diego Metro Area68%12%8%12%1%169
San Francisco Metro Area51%16%11%19%2%338
Seattle Metro Area49%11%20%19%1%207
St. Louis Metro Area61%17%11%8%2%138
Tampa Metro Area63%8%13%17%< 1%159
Washington, DC Metro Area54%17%14%15%< 1%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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