Interpreting scripture among adults who believe in God and are fairly certain by views about environmental protection (2014) Switch to: Views about environmental regulation among adults who believe in God and are fairly certain by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who believe in God and are fairly certain who say the holy scripture is…
Views about environmental regulation | 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 |
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Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy | 19% | 31% | 1% | 41% | 8% | 2,251 |
Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost | 12% | 27% | 1% | 52% | 8% | 4,235 |
Neither/both equally | 11% | 18% | 2% | 48% | 22% | 154 |
Don't know | 33% | 14% | 9% | 29% | 14% | 152 |
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