Views about government aid to the poor among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who say government aid to the poor…

Metro areaDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area45%50%3%1%160
Boston Metro Area48%46%3%2%111
Chicago Metro Area47%50%2%1%260
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area50%46%2%2%196
Detroit Metro Area47%48%4%1%103
Houston Metro Area60%37%3%1%133
Los Angeles Metro Area48%47%3%2%282
Miami Metro Area42%51%7%< 1%122
New York City Metro Area48%47%4%1%453
Philadelphia Metro Area40%57%1%2%218
Phoenix Metro Area63%35%< 1%2%121
Providence Metro Area51%44%1%3%105
Riverside, CA Metro Area46%51%3%1%104
Washington, DC Metro Area43%55%2%1%227
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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