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

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

Educational distributionBuddhistCatholicEvangelical ProtestantHinduHistorically Black ProtestantJehovah's WitnessJewishMainline ProtestantMormonMuslimOrthodox ChristianOther ChristianOther FaithsOther World ReligionsUnaffiliated (religious "nones")Don't knowSample size
High school or less< 1%23%32%< 1%5%1%1%15%1%1%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%20%< 1%4,807
Some college< 1%19%34%< 1%4%< 1%1%15%3%< 1%1%1%1%< 1%19%1%4,651
College1%23%30%1%3%< 1%2%18%3%1%1%< 1%1%< 1%16%< 1%3,965
Post-graduate degree1%24%26%2%2%< 1%3%19%3%1%1%< 1%1%1%16%< 1%2,091
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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