Views about size of government among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by frequency of meditation (2014) Switch to: Frequency of meditation among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by views about size of government

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who would rather have…

Frequency of meditationSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
At least once a week72%24%2%2%6,445
Once or twice a month71%26%2%1%1,148
Several times a year74%22%3%1%594
Seldom/never73%23%2%2%7,109
Don't know71%17%2%9%295
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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