Views about government aid to the poor among Nondenominational evangelicals by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among Nondenominational evangelicals by views about government aid to the poor
% of Nondenominational evangelicals who say government aid to the poor…
| Interpreting scripture | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Word of God; should be taken literally | 66% | 28% | 4% | 2% | 359 |
| Word of God; not everything taken literally | 63% | 33% | 3% | 1% | 236 |
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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