Gender composition among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by gender

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

Religious traditionMenWomenSample size
Buddhist49%51%195
Catholic45%55%3,406
Evangelical Protestant39%61%3,065
Hindu60%40%114
Historically Black Protestant39%61%1,285
Jehovah's Witness33%67%142
Jewish46%54%567
Mainline Protestant39%61%2,890
Mormon43%57%209
Muslim62%38%146
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")53%47%4,566
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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