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

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

Metro areaDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area42%50%6%3%176
Baltimore Metro Area37%57%5%1%110
Boston Metro Area34%63%3%1%336
Chicago Metro Area37%60%2%1%450
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area42%52%2%4%224
Detroit Metro Area45%50%2%2%174
Houston Metro Area48%47%3%1%202
Los Angeles Metro Area36%58%3%2%564
Miami Metro Area34%56%5%5%223
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area37%55%6%2%176
New York City Metro Area40%54%5%2%993
Philadelphia Metro Area42%52%3%3%405
Phoenix Metro Area53%42%4%< 1%186
Pittsburgh Metro Area52%45%1%2%136
Providence Metro Area40%54%2%4%220
Riverside, CA Metro Area40%56%4%< 1%154
San Diego Metro Area46%49%5%< 1%168
San Francisco Metro Area21%71%5%3%325
Seattle Metro Area27%69%2%2%198
St. Louis Metro Area45%46%5%4%127
Tampa Metro Area46%51%2%1%148
Washington, DC Metro Area35%60%3%2%480
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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