Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults in Rhode Island by views about government aid to the poor (2014) Switch to: Views about government aid to the poor among adults in Rhode Island by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults in Rhode Island who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Views about government aid to the poorReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Does more harm than good28%8%44%16%4%116
Does more good than harm27%13%49%7%4%173
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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