Importance of religion in one's life 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 importance of religion

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

Metro areaVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area57%22%11%10%< 1%242
Baltimore Metro Area46%21%12%21%< 1%133
Boston Metro Area32%25%16%27%1%294
Chicago Metro Area43%29%16%12%< 1%489
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area56%23%8%11%1%296
Detroit Metro Area45%31%10%12%1%186
Houston Metro Area60%20%10%10%< 1%239
Los Angeles Metro Area45%27%12%16%< 1%609
Miami Metro Area54%23%9%13%< 1%262
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area40%25%18%17%1%196
New York City Metro Area47%27%11%14%2%1,021
Philadelphia Metro Area45%26%12%16%< 1%409
Phoenix Metro Area40%23%22%14%1%167
Pittsburgh Metro Area45%32%15%8%< 1%119
Providence Metro Area34%32%17%17%< 1%195
Riverside, CA Metro Area51%27%10%12%< 1%189
San Diego Metro Area50%20%12%18%< 1%169
San Francisco Metro Area33%25%22%19%1%338
Seattle Metro Area31%20%24%25%< 1%207
St. Louis Metro Area58%19%10%14%< 1%138
Tampa Metro Area45%27%21%7%< 1%159
Washington, DC Metro Area47%23%12%18%< 1%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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