Views about government aid to the poor among Mainline Protestants who are third generation or higher by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Mainline Protestants who are third generation or higher by views about government aid to the poor

% of Mainline Protestants who are third generation or higher who say government aid to the poor…

Religious denominationDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
American Baptist Churches USA45%48%5%2%405
Episcopal Church38%56%3%3%424
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)47%47%4%2%575
Interdenominational (Mainline Trad.)48%50%2%< 1%116
Presbyterian Church (USA)40%54%3%3%377
United Church of Christ39%54%4%2%195
United Methodist Church55%40%3%1%1,504
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