Views about government aid to the poor among adults who seldom or never meditate by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who seldom or never meditate by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who seldom or never meditate who say government aid to the poor…

Metro areaDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area51%43%5%1%210
Baltimore Metro Area41%54%4%1%118
Boston Metro Area37%58%4%2%255
Chicago Metro Area43%54%2%2%381
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area50%43%4%3%259
Detroit Metro Area51%44%3%2%173
Houston Metro Area58%38%4%< 1%210
Los Angeles Metro Area39%57%2%2%458
Miami Metro Area42%50%6%2%174
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area47%47%4%2%173
New York City Metro Area39%56%3%2%783
Philadelphia Metro Area43%51%2%3%340
Phoenix Metro Area52%42%5%1%169
Pittsburgh Metro Area54%40%5%< 1%115
Providence Metro Area43%54%1%2%159
Riverside, CA Metro Area50%45%4%1%163
San Diego Metro Area56%42%2%< 1%126
San Francisco Metro Area28%66%5%1%216
Seattle Metro Area34%61%2%3%176
St. Louis Metro Area47%46%3%3%122
Tampa Metro Area46%49%3%2%149
Washington, DC Metro Area40%54%4%1%387
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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