Views about government aid to the poor among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week who say government aid to the poor…

Metro areaDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area46%46%6%1%327
Baltimore Metro Area40%51%7%2%137
Boston Metro Area32%61%4%3%229
Chicago Metro Area43%51%3%3%477
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area51%42%4%4%428
Detroit Metro Area46%50%2%2%227
Houston Metro Area48%48%2%2%312
Los Angeles Metro Area38%55%4%3%625
Miami Metro Area36%55%7%2%306
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area41%53%5%< 1%182
New York City Metro Area34%59%5%2%960
Philadelphia Metro Area33%63%2%1%392
Phoenix Metro Area55%36%4%5%241
Pittsburgh Metro Area48%42%7%3%142
Providence Metro Area47%49%2%1%193
Riverside, CA Metro Area45%51%2%1%244
San Diego Metro Area44%51%3%2%198
San Francisco Metro Area22%71%5%2%250
Seattle Metro Area38%57%3%1%180
St. Louis Metro Area43%52%5%< 1%164
Tampa Metro Area42%54%3%1%195
Washington, DC Metro Area35%57%4%3%489
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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