Views about government aid to the poor among Evangelical Protestants who say religion is very important by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Evangelical Protestants who say religion is very important by views about government aid to the poor

% of Evangelical Protestants who say religion is very important who say government aid to the poor…

Religious denominationDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Assemblies of God55%40%2%3%408
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)50%49%1%1%101
Churches of Christ50%44%3%2%374
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)57%36%5%2%631
Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.)46%50%4%< 1%167
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod65%31%2%2%316
Nondenominational charismatic65%30%4%< 1%151
Nondenominational evangelical64%30%4%1%581
Presbyterian Church in America62%34%4%1%106
Seventh-day Adventist33%62%4%1%140
Southern Baptist Convention63%32%3%2%1,516
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