Views about government aid to the poor among who do not believe in Heaven by immigrant status (2014) Switch to: Immigrant status among who do not believe in Heaven by views about government aid to the poor

% of who do not believe in Heaven who say government aid to the poor…

Immigrant statusDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Immigrants35%60%4%2%1,033
Second generation30%65%3%2%990
Third generation or higher34%61%3%1%5,869
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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