Views about government aid to the poor among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by views about government aid to the poor

% of who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who say government aid to the poor…

Metro areaDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area50%43%6%1%220
Chicago Metro Area42%51%4%3%227
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area54%40%4%2%283
Detroit Metro Area49%46%2%3%118
Houston Metro Area48%50%1%2%196
Los Angeles Metro Area43%52%3%2%293
Miami Metro Area42%51%6%< 1%140
New York City Metro Area38%56%3%3%447
Philadelphia Metro Area36%59%2%3%196
Phoenix Metro Area66%28%4%2%132
Riverside, CA Metro Area50%47%3%1%139
Washington, DC Metro Area38%52%9%2%259
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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