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

% of adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups who say government aid to the poor…

Metro areaDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area40%52%4%4%257
Baltimore Metro Area39%56%5%< 1%159
Boston Metro Area35%61%2%1%380
Chicago Metro Area38%58%2%1%568
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area44%51%2%3%320
Detroit Metro Area40%54%3%3%223
Houston Metro Area50%45%4%1%260
Los Angeles Metro Area35%60%3%2%669
Miami Metro Area38%54%4%4%281
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area39%55%4%2%224
New York City Metro Area37%56%4%2%1,165
Philadelphia Metro Area40%55%2%3%473
Phoenix Metro Area51%42%4%3%242
Pittsburgh Metro Area50%47%2%2%172
Providence Metro Area38%57%2%4%248
Riverside, CA Metro Area46%50%3%1%205
San Diego Metro Area48%49%3%< 1%199
San Francisco Metro Area19%74%4%2%365
Seattle Metro Area31%65%2%2%224
St. Louis Metro Area44%51%4%1%180
Tampa Metro Area44%51%3%2%202
Washington, DC Metro Area35%59%4%2%589
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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