Belief in Hell among adults who say religion is very important by views about government aid to the poor (2014) Switch to: Views about government aid to the poor among adults who say religion is very important by belief in hell

% of adults who say religion is very important who …in hell

Views about government aid to the poorBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Does more harm than good78%15%7%9,210
Does more good than harm71%21%8%8,279
Neither/both equally71%15%14%788
Don't know62%19%19%448
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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