Generational cohort among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by generational group

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

Religious traditionYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Buddhist24%18%24%28%6%< 1%193
Catholic12%12%28%34%12%2%3,345
Evangelical Protestant13%14%26%34%12%1%3,003
Hindu10%42%38%8%2%< 1%112
Historically Black Protestant12%12%31%34%10%1%1,253
Jehovah's Witness11%6%29%38%15%1%135
Jewish13%13%22%31%17%3%556
Mainline Protestant11%11%23%35%17%3%2,827
Mormon14%18%27%28%13%< 1%202
Muslim32%22%34%11%< 1%< 1%145
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")22%22%27%23%5%< 1%4,504
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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