Region among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by importance of religion (2014) Switch to: Importance of religion in one's life among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by region

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

Importance of religion in one's lifeNortheastSouthMidwestWestSample size
Very important14%44%22%20%9,210
Somewhat important19%34%25%23%3,706
Not too important23%29%24%25%1,373
Not at all important23%30%21%26%1,211
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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