Views about government aid to the poor among adults who pray daily by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who pray daily by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who pray daily who say government aid to the poor…

Religious traditionDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Buddhist22%74%4%< 1%110
Catholic45%49%4%2%4,335
Evangelical Protestant56%37%4%2%6,852
Hindu33%57%7%2%102
Historically Black Protestant27%66%5%2%1,538
Jehovah's Witness31%61%5%3%221
Jewish41%52%2%5%213
Mainline Protestant49%45%4%2%3,342
Mormon67%29%3%1%571
Muslim34%58%5%3%164
Orthodox Christian46%49%4%< 1%100
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")35%57%5%3%1,333
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