Frequency of reading scripture among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by frequency of reading scripture
% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good 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 | 46% | 14% | 9% | 29% | 1% | 206 |
Assemblies of God | 79% | 8% | 4% | 9% | < 1% | 259 |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 82% | 7% | 2% | 9% | 1% | 407 |
Churches of Christ | 62% | 9% | 6% | 23% | 1% | 249 |
Episcopal Church | 16% | 10% | 13% | 61% | < 1% | 187 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 29% | 11% | 16% | 44% | < 1% | 292 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 59% | 10% | 7% | 24% | < 1% | 501 |
Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.) | 68% | 14% | 7% | 11% | 1% | 102 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 39% | 14% | 11% | 35% | 1% | 289 |
National Baptist Convention | 61% | 19% | 4% | 16% | < 1% | 111 |
Nondenominational charismatic | 74% | 6% | 4% | 16% | 1% | 109 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 75% | 11% | 5% | 9% | < 1% | 443 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 20% | 10% | 8% | 62% | < 1% | 851 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 4% | 3% | 3% | 90% | < 1% | 1,083 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 36% | 13% | 10% | 40% | 1% | 166 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 65% | 11% | 6% | 17% | 1% | 1,190 |
United Methodist Church | 38% | 15% | 12% | 35% | < 1% | 870 |
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