Views about government aid to the poor among adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who say humans evolved due to natural processes who say government aid to the poor…

Religious traditionDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Buddhist17%78%4%< 1%191
Catholic42%54%3%1%2,167
Evangelical Protestant49%47%2%1%870
Hindu35%59%5%1%118
Historically Black Protestant28%69%2%1%302
Jewish22%74%3%2%536
Mainline Protestant40%55%3%1%1,876
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")33%63%3%1%5,120
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