Views about government aid to the poor among Evangelical Protestants who say they believe in God; absolutely certain by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious family among Evangelical Protestants who say they believe in God; absolutely certain by views about government aid to the poor

% of Evangelical Protestants who say they believe in God; absolutely certain who say government aid to the poor…

Religious familyDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Adventist Family (Evangelical Trad.)35%58%5%1%165
Baptist Family (Evangelical Trad.)60%34%4%2%2,805
Holiness Family (Evangelical Trad.)60%33%5%1%239
Lutheran Family (Evangelical Trad.)59%35%4%2%519
Nondenominational Family (Evangelical Trad.)60%34%5%1%1,468
Nonspecific Protestant Family (Evangelical Trad.)53%39%6%3%409
Pentecostal Family (Evangelical Trad.)49%46%3%2%964
Presbyterian Family (Evangelical Trad.)57%38%2%2%247
Restorationist Family (Evangelical Trad.)49%45%4%2%454
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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