Frequency of meditation 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 meditation

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

Metro areaAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area42%9%2%45%3%235
Baltimore Metro Area40%2%3%54%1%102
Boston Metro Area28%13%6%52%1%181
Chicago Metro Area38%8%4%50%1%334
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area41%9%3%45%2%318
Detroit Metro Area28%7%2%60%3%163
Houston Metro Area39%5%7%48%1%247
Los Angeles Metro Area40%8%5%44%2%399
Miami Metro Area45%8%2%43%1%189
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area24%6%1%69%< 1%128
New York City Metro Area39%8%5%47%2%642
Philadelphia Metro Area33%4%7%55%< 1%274
Phoenix Metro Area41%6%4%45%4%210
Pittsburgh Metro Area36%7%1%54%3%119
Providence Metro Area39%5%2%54%< 1%137
Riverside, CA Metro Area47%5%1%46%1%163
San Diego Metro Area34%10%6%48%1%136
San Francisco Metro Area33%3%6%57%1%111
Seattle Metro Area41%3%1%53%2%109
St. Louis Metro Area33%8%6%53%< 1%118
Tampa Metro Area43%4%< 1%50%3%144
Washington, DC Metro Area32%17%4%47%< 1%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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