Attendance at religious services among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by religious attendance

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who attend religious services…

Metro areaAt least once a weekOnce or twice a month/a few times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area40%34%26%< 1%242
Baltimore Metro Area28%35%37%< 1%133
Boston Metro Area25%28%47%< 1%294
Chicago Metro Area25%42%33%< 1%489
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area34%36%29%1%296
Detroit Metro Area27%40%33%< 1%186
Houston Metro Area45%30%25%< 1%239
Los Angeles Metro Area29%36%35%< 1%609
Miami Metro Area37%32%30%< 1%262
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area31%33%35%< 1%196
New York City Metro Area32%33%35%< 1%1,021
Philadelphia Metro Area32%35%33%< 1%409
Phoenix Metro Area27%33%39%1%167
Pittsburgh Metro Area23%45%31%< 1%119
Providence Metro Area28%31%41%< 1%195
Riverside, CA Metro Area29%39%31%1%189
San Diego Metro Area36%30%34%< 1%169
San Francisco Metro Area19%32%48%1%338
Seattle Metro Area22%32%46%< 1%207
St. Louis Metro Area23%43%34%< 1%138
Tampa Metro Area24%34%42%< 1%159
Washington, DC Metro Area28%35%36%1%576
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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