Views about government aid to the poor among who do not believe in Heaven by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who do not believe in Heaven by views about government aid to the poor

% of who do not believe in Heaven who say government aid to the poor…

Religious traditionDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Buddhist16%80%4%1%151
Catholic40%56%3%1%709
Evangelical Protestant61%35%2%2%503
Jewish19%75%4%2%461
Mainline Protestant37%59%3%1%861
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")32%64%3%1%4,429
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