Views about government aid to the poor among adults who pray daily by generational group (2014) Switch to: Generational cohort among adults who pray daily by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who pray daily who say government aid to the poor…

Generational cohortDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Younger Millennial46%50%3%1%1,263
Older Millennial44%50%5%2%1,821
Generation X47%46%5%2%3,896
Baby Boomer47%46%4%2%7,688
Silent49%43%4%4%3,843
Greatest39%51%3%7%383
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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