Christians among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by religion

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

Sources of guidance on right and wrongChristianAll Non-ChristiansSample size
Religion94%6%6,254
Philosophy/reason62%38%1,241
Common sense69%31%6,745
Science56%44%1,032
Don't know81%19%319
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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