Importance of religion in one's life 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 importance of religion

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

Generational cohortVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Younger Millennial34%30%18%18%< 1%1,783
Older Millennial40%28%15%18%< 1%2,169
Generation X50%24%12%14%1%3,527
Baby Boomer55%24%10%11%1%6,471
Silent64%19%8%9%1%2,772
Greatest70%14%8%7%1%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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