Belief in Heaven among adults ages 65 and older by views about government aid to the poor (2014) Switch to: Views about government aid to the poor among adults ages 65 and older by belief in heaven

% of adults ages 65 and older who …in heaven

Views about government aid to the poorBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Does more harm than good80%12%8%4,198
Does more good than harm68%23%8%4,466
Neither/both equally74%14%12%375
Don't know74%11%15%288
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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