Frequency of reading scripture among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by frequency of reading scripture
% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who read scripture…
Religious denomination | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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American Baptist Churches USA | 50% | 15% | 7% | 29% | < 1% | 225 |
Assemblies of God | 70% | 10% | 4% | 16% | < 1% | 178 |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 66% | 11% | 5% | 18% | < 1% | 199 |
Churches of Christ | 54% | 14% | 11% | 20% | 1% | 221 |
Episcopal Church | 25% | 16% | 13% | 46% | < 1% | 284 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 22% | 18% | 15% | 46% | < 1% | 311 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 52% | 17% | 7% | 24% | < 1% | 278 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 27% | 17% | 9% | 48% | < 1% | 148 |
National Baptist Convention | 68% | 10% | 5% | 15% | 2% | 320 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 67% | 13% | 8% | 12% | < 1% | 203 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 24% | 12% | 9% | 54% | 1% | 1,038 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 4% | 4% | 4% | 88% | < 1% | 1,707 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 38% | 20% | 10% | 32% | < 1% | 238 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 59% | 13% | 7% | 20% | 1% | 572 |
Unitarian | 8% | 5% | 11% | 74% | 2% | 136 |
United Church of Christ | 24% | 12% | 14% | 50% | < 1% | 142 |
United Methodist Church | 40% | 11% | 9% | 38% | 1% | 688 |
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