Views about size of government among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by views about size of government

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who would rather have…

Religious traditionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Catholic66%30%2%2%3,398
Evangelical Protestant80%16%2%2%4,997
Historically Black Protestant38%56%2%4%502
Jewish79%19%2%< 1%228
Mainline Protestant81%16%2%2%2,822
Mormon89%10%1%1%418
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")69%28%2%2%2,566
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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