Belief in Hell among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by belief in hell

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

Metro areaBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area58%35%7%242
Baltimore Metro Area43%53%4%133
Boston Metro Area30%55%15%294
Chicago Metro Area46%45%8%489
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area61%32%7%296
Detroit Metro Area60%34%6%186
Houston Metro Area62%31%6%239
Los Angeles Metro Area45%47%7%609
Miami Metro Area51%40%8%262
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area48%44%7%196
New York City Metro Area46%44%9%1,021
Philadelphia Metro Area46%45%10%409
Phoenix Metro Area40%52%8%167
Pittsburgh Metro Area59%29%12%119
Providence Metro Area37%52%11%195
Riverside, CA Metro Area59%35%6%189
San Diego Metro Area42%47%11%169
San Francisco Metro Area36%59%5%338
Seattle Metro Area29%64%8%207
St. Louis Metro Area59%33%8%138
Tampa Metro Area49%40%11%159
Washington, DC Metro Area46%48%6%576
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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