Belief in Heaven among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by belief in heaven

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who …in heaven

Religious traditionBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Buddhist44%50%6%195
Catholic83%12%5%3,406
Evangelical Protestant90%5%6%3,065
Hindu47%45%8%114
Historically Black Protestant93%4%3%1,285
Jehovah's Witness49%40%11%142
Jewish32%57%11%567
Mainline Protestant77%15%8%2,890
Mormon90%5%6%209
Muslim89%8%3%146
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")34%58%8%4,566
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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