Views about government aid to the poor among adults with a post-graduate degree by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults with a post-graduate degree by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults with a post-graduate degree who say government aid to the poor…

Religious traditionDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Catholic43%51%5%1%1,128
Evangelical Protestant54%40%4%2%959
Hindu26%66%6%2%104
Historically Black Protestant18%74%7%1%193
Jewish23%72%4%1%326
Mainline Protestant35%59%3%2%1,269
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")24%71%4%2%1,382
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