Belief in God among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by views about environmental protection (2014) Switch to: Views about environmental regulation among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by belief in God
% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who say they…
| Views about environmental regulation | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy | 33% | 31% | 12% | 1% | 19% | 4% | 2,939 |
| Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost | 25% | 27% | 13% | 1% | 29% | 5% | 8,736 |
| Neither/both equally | 32% | 30% | 10% | 1% | 18% | 8% | 252 |
| Don't know | 34% | 25% | 7% | 3% | 22% | 9% | 205 |
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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