Interpreting scripture among Evangelical Protestants who say government aid to the poor does more harm than good by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious family among Evangelical Protestants who say government aid to the poor does more harm than good by interpretation of scripture

% of Evangelical Protestants who say government aid to the poor does more harm than good who say the holy scripture is…

Religious familyWord of God; should be taken literallyWord of God; not everything taken literallyWord of God; other/don't knowNot the word of GodOther/don't knowSample size
Baptist Family (Evangelical Trad.)61%25%4%6%4%1,936
Holiness Family (Evangelical Trad.)54%33%2%7%5%159
Lutheran Family (Evangelical Trad.)45%40%3%10%2%384
Nondenominational Family (Evangelical Trad.)53%34%6%4%3%954
Nonspecific Protestant Family (Evangelical Trad.)57%22%7%8%6%258
Pentecostal Family (Evangelical Trad.)71%19%2%5%4%569
Presbyterian Family (Evangelical Trad.)41%38%6%14%2%177
Restorationist Family (Evangelical Trad.)53%32%3%9%2%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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