Importance of religion in one's life among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by views about size of government (2014) Switch to: Views about size of government 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…

Views about size of governmentVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Smaller government; fewer services48%26%13%13%1%6,040
Bigger government; more services50%24%12%14%1%9,885
Depends48%23%12%15%1%677
Don't know48%23%14%13%2%757
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