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

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

Religious traditionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Catholic48%32%15%4%3,398
Evangelical Protestant68%20%8%5%4,997
Historically Black Protestant42%30%21%6%502
Jewish48%38%11%3%228
Mainline Protestant52%34%9%5%2,822
Mormon68%25%4%3%418
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")29%41%21%9%2,566
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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