Frequency of prayer 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 prayer

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

Metro areaAt least dailyWeeklyMonthlySeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area62%15%3%19%2%235
Baltimore Metro Area61%15%7%17%< 1%102
Boston Metro Area41%19%10%28%1%181
Chicago Metro Area50%23%7%19%1%334
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area67%11%5%17%< 1%318
Detroit Metro Area52%19%8%19%2%163
Houston Metro Area60%17%6%17%< 1%247
Los Angeles Metro Area56%16%7%21%< 1%399
Miami Metro Area59%12%7%21%1%189
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area45%18%6%30%< 1%128
New York City Metro Area52%14%7%27%< 1%642
Philadelphia Metro Area51%14%4%31%< 1%274
Phoenix Metro Area48%28%4%21%< 1%210
Pittsburgh Metro Area50%26%6%18%< 1%119
Providence Metro Area55%17%8%20%< 1%137
Riverside, CA Metro Area58%15%7%20%1%163
San Diego Metro Area57%11%4%28%< 1%136
San Francisco Metro Area38%21%1%39%< 1%111
Seattle Metro Area54%12%4%30%1%109
St. Louis Metro Area61%13%6%20%1%118
Tampa Metro Area47%13%9%30%1%144
Washington, DC Metro Area50%22%5%22%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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