Views about government aid to the poor among women by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among women by views about government aid to the poor

% of women who say government aid to the poor…

Religious traditionDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Buddhist22%77%1%< 1%126
Catholic44%50%4%2%3,776
Evangelical Protestant51%42%4%2%4,532
Historically Black Protestant27%68%4%1%1,098
Jehovah's Witness30%62%5%4%158
Jewish22%72%3%2%419
Mainline Protestant43%51%4%2%3,305
Mormon63%33%3%< 1%317
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")31%64%3%2%3,085
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