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

% of conservatives who say government aid to the poor…

Religious traditionDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Catholic60%35%3%1%2,780
Evangelical Protestant69%25%4%2%4,975
Historically Black Protestant32%61%5%2%653
Jewish67%26%3%4%167
Mainline Protestant67%27%3%2%2,269
Mormon71%24%3%1%419
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")58%36%4%2%1,277
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