Generational cohort among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by frequency of meditation (2014) Switch to: Frequency of meditation among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by generational group

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

Frequency of meditationYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
At least once a week8%10%27%35%18%2%6,300
Once or twice a month16%15%27%29%12%1%1,134
Several times a year13%13%30%33%11%1%585
Seldom/never16%16%31%30%8%< 1%6,993
Don't know7%6%24%36%23%3%269
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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