Region among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by belief in God (2014) Switch to: Belief in God among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by region

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

Belief in GodNortheastSouthMidwestWestSample size
Believe in God; absolutely certain17%41%20%21%9,621
Believe in God; fairly certain21%30%22%27%3,628
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain24%25%19%32%1,135
Believe in God; don't know25%21%18%36%105
Do not believe in God24%25%19%32%2,372
Other/don't know if they believe in God26%25%23%26%498
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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