Belief in God among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by belief in God

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who say they…

Religious traditionBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
Buddhist29%29%8%1%29%4%195
Catholic62%28%6%1%2%1%3,406
Evangelical Protestant86%12%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%3,065
Hindu41%31%16%1%9%2%114
Historically Black Protestant89%8%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%1,285
Jehovah's Witness88%10%1%< 1%< 1%1%142
Jewish30%27%15%1%22%5%567
Mainline Protestant63%27%5%1%2%1%2,890
Mormon78%16%5%< 1%< 1%1%209
Muslim82%13%4%< 1%1%< 1%146
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")23%22%11%< 1%38%6%4,566
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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