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Views about government aid to the poor among adults in Indiana by religious group
% of adults in Indiana who say government aid to the poor…
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Religious tradition
Does more harm than good
Does more good than harm
Neither/both equally
Don't know
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Catholic
68%
28%
3%
< 1%
123
Evangelical Protestant
67%
29%
4%
1%
208
Mainline Protestant
55%
38%
7%
1%
119
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")
45%
48%
5%
2%
147
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Age distribution among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who are ages…
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18-29
30-49
50-64
65+
Sample size
Does more harm than good
21%
36%
26%
17%
338
Does more good than harm
24%
31%
30%
16%
267
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Generational cohort among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who are…
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Younger Millennial
Older Millennial
Generation X
Baby Boomer
Silent
Greatest
Sample size
Does more harm than good
15%
11%
30%
30%
12%
1%
338
Does more good than harm
13%
19%
23%
33%
10%
3%
267
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Gender composition among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who are…
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Men
Women
Sample size
Does more harm than good
53%
47%
343
Does more good than harm
44%
56%
269
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Racial and ethnic composition among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
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White
Black
Asian
Latino
Other/Mixed
Sample size
Does more harm than good
89%
4%
1%
5%
2%
338
Does more good than harm
76%
15%
< 1%
6%
3%
267
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Immigrant status among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who are…
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Immigrants
Second generation
Third generation or higher
Sample size
Does more harm than good
4%
5%
91%
342
Does more good than harm
6%
6%
88%
269
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Income distribution among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who have a household income of…
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Less than $30,000
$30,000-$49,999
$50,000-$99,999
$100,000 or more
Sample size
Does more harm than good
32%
19%
33%
15%
299
Does more good than harm
44%
21%
24%
11%
243
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Educational distribution among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who have completed…
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High school or less
Some college
College
Post-graduate degree
Sample size
Does more harm than good
49%
31%
13%
6%
343
Does more good than harm
43%
31%
16%
10%
268
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Marital status among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
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Married
Living with a partner
Divorced/separated
Widowed
Never married
Sample size
Does more harm than good
48%
4%
11%
9%
27%
341
Does more good than harm
43%
7%
17%
7%
26%
267
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Parent of children under 18 among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who are…
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Parents
Non-parents
Sample size
Does more harm than good
28%
72%
342
Does more good than harm
31%
69%
269
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Belief in God among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who say they…
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Believe in God; absolutely certain
Believe in God; fairly certain
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain
Believe in God; don't know
Do not believe in God
Other/don't know if they believe in God
Sample size
Does more harm than good
69%
19%
4%
< 1%
7%
2%
343
Does more good than harm
55%
24%
5%
1%
12%
3%
269
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Importance of religion in one's life among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who say religion is…
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Very important
Somewhat important
Not too important
Not at all important
Don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
54%
29%
9%
8%
< 1%
343
Does more good than harm
50%
21%
16%
13%
< 1%
269
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Attendance at religious services among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who attend religious services…
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month/a few times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
40%
29%
30%
1%
343
Does more good than harm
32%
38%
30%
1%
269
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Frequency of prayer among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who pray…
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At least daily
Weekly
Monthly
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
51%
23%
5%
20%
1%
343
Does more good than harm
53%
18%
4%
24%
1%
269
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.
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who attend prayer group…
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
29%
10%
8%
52%
< 1%
343
Does more good than harm
23%
10%
9%
57%
< 1%
269
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Frequency of meditation among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who meditate…
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
34%
8%
3%
55%
1%
343
Does more good than harm
37%
7%
5%
50%
1%
269
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Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
57%
15%
9%
18%
1%
343
Does more good than harm
57%
17%
8%
16%
1%
269
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Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
40%
17%
12%
30%
1%
343
Does more good than harm
48%
15%
13%
24%
< 1%
269
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Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
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Religion
Philosophy/reason
Common sense
Science
Don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
38%
5%
47%
7%
2%
343
Does more good than harm
31%
13%
42%
11%
3%
269
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Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who say…
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There are clear standards for what is right and wrong
Right or wrong depends on the situation
Neither/both equally
Don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
42%
56%
2%
1%
343
Does more good than harm
24%
76%
< 1%
< 1%
269
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Frequency of reading scripture among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who read scripture…
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At least once a week
Once or twice a month
Several times a year
Seldom/never
Don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
38%
10%
11%
41%
< 1%
343
Does more good than harm
32%
8%
8%
51%
1%
269
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Interpreting scripture among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who say the holy scripture is…
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Word of God; should be taken literally
Word of God; not everything taken literally
Word of God; other/don't know
Not the word of God
Other/don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
39%
29%
4%
24%
4%
343
Does more good than harm
31%
26%
1%
34%
8%
269
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Belief in Heaven among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who …in heaven
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Don't believe
Other/don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
79%
12%
9%
343
Does more good than harm
77%
19%
5%
269
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Belief in Hell among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who …in hell
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Believe
Don't believe
Other/don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
70%
23%
7%
343
Does more good than harm
62%
31%
7%
269
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Party affiliation among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
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Republican/lean Rep.
No lean
Democrat/lean Dem.
Sample size
Does more harm than good
59%
18%
23%
343
Does more good than harm
19%
21%
60%
269
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Political ideology among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who are…
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Conservative
Moderate
Liberal
Don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
53%
30%
10%
7%
343
Does more good than harm
24%
36%
33%
7%
269
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Views about size of government among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who would rather have…
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Smaller government; fewer services
Bigger government; more services
Depends
Don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
73%
20%
3%
4%
343
Does more good than harm
35%
60%
3%
3%
269
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Views about abortion among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who say abortion should be…
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Legal in all/most cases
Illegal in all/most cases
Don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
38%
58%
4%
343
Does more good than harm
54%
42%
5%
269
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Views about homosexuality among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who say homosexuality…
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Should be accepted
Should be discouraged
Neither/both equally
Don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
45%
47%
5%
3%
343
Does more good than harm
70%
24%
2%
4%
269
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Views about same-sex marriage among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who …same-sex marriage
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Strongly favor/favor
Oppose/strongly oppose
Don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
36%
54%
9%
343
Does more good than harm
62%
31%
8%
269
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Views about environmental regulation among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who say…
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Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost
Neither/both equally
Don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
58%
39%
2%
1%
343
Does more good than harm
24%
72%
2%
2%
269
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Views about human evolution among adults in Indiana by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults in Indiana who say humans…
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Evolved; due to natural processes
Evolved; due to God's design
Evolved; don't know how
Always existed in present form
Don't know
Sample size
Does more harm than good
23%
24%
5%
45%
3%
343
Does more good than harm
35%
32%
2%
28%
2%
269
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