Interpreting scripture among conservatives by views about environmental protection (2014) Switch to: Views about environmental regulation among conservatives by interpretation of scripture
% of conservatives 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 | 46% | 30% | 3% | 16% | 5% | 7,600 |
Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost | 43% | 30% | 3% | 18% | 5% | 4,612 |
Neither/both equally | 45% | 18% | 10% | 14% | 13% | 351 |
Don't know | 50% | 19% | 7% | 11% | 13% | 372 |
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