Christians among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by political ideology (2014) Switch to: Political ideology among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by religion

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

Political ideologyChristianAll Non-ChristiansSample size
Conservative84%16%3,609
Moderate68%32%6,330
Liberal49%51%6,503
Don't know67%33%917
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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