Immigrant status among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by belief in God (2014) Switch to: Belief in God among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by immigrant status

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

Belief in GodImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Believe in God; absolutely certain11%8%81%10,792
Believe in God; fairly certain18%10%72%2,782
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain21%13%66%583
Do not believe in God12%14%73%888
Other/don't know if they believe in God10%8%82%267
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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