Immigrant status among Evangelical Protestants who say government aid to the poor does more good than harm by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious family among Evangelical Protestants who say government aid to the poor does more good than harm by immigrant status

% of Evangelical Protestants who say government aid to the poor does more good than harm who are…

Religious familyImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Adventist Family (Evangelical Trad.)37%16%47%102
Baptist Family (Evangelical Trad.)4%4%92%1,021
Lutheran Family (Evangelical Trad.)7%5%88%206
Nondenominational Family (Evangelical Trad.)9%11%80%529
Nonspecific Protestant Family (Evangelical Trad.)16%13%71%163
Pentecostal Family (Evangelical Trad.)26%9%65%447
Presbyterian Family (Evangelical Trad.)7%13%80%113
Restorationist Family (Evangelical Trad.)9%7%84%238
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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