Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by frequency of feelings of spiritual wellbeing

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…

Metro areaAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area63%12%10%13%2%235
Baltimore Metro Area54%23%5%16%1%102
Boston Metro Area44%23%10%23%1%181
Chicago Metro Area58%18%8%15%1%334
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area68%14%10%8%1%318
Detroit Metro Area62%17%8%12%1%163
Houston Metro Area59%18%9%13%2%247
Los Angeles Metro Area59%11%9%19%2%399
Miami Metro Area64%15%6%14%1%189
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area55%15%5%25%< 1%128
New York City Metro Area51%16%13%18%2%642
Philadelphia Metro Area47%13%17%21%2%274
Phoenix Metro Area60%18%5%14%2%210
Pittsburgh Metro Area48%18%16%19%< 1%119
Providence Metro Area60%10%14%15%1%137
Riverside, CA Metro Area64%12%13%10%1%163
San Diego Metro Area61%14%9%16%< 1%136
San Francisco Metro Area47%18%9%25%1%111
Seattle Metro Area58%15%9%16%2%109
St. Louis Metro Area57%15%6%21%1%118
Tampa Metro Area56%10%9%23%2%144
Washington, DC Metro Area56%18%10%14%2%291
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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