Views about government aid to the poor among Evangelical Protestants who would rather have smaller government; fewer services by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Evangelical Protestants who would rather have smaller government; fewer services by views about government aid to the poor

% of Evangelical Protestants who would rather have smaller government; fewer services who say government aid to the poor…

Religious denominationDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Assemblies of God70%27%1%2%297
Churches of Christ63%33%3%1%304
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)69%26%4%1%576
Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.)69%27%5%< 1%121
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod75%22%2%1%343
Nondenominational charismatic74%21%4%< 1%126
Nondenominational evangelical74%21%4%1%556
Presbyterian Church in America78%21%1%1%112
Southern Baptist Convention75%22%2%1%1,336
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