Political ideology among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by political ideology

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost who are…

Religious traditionConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Buddhist12%33%52%2%205
Catholic28%40%28%4%3,965
Evangelical Protestant42%34%18%6%3,704
Hindu13%39%46%3%134
Historically Black Protestant34%35%26%5%1,156
Jehovah's Witness15%20%14%51%137
Jewish10%35%53%2%624
Mainline Protestant24%43%28%5%3,444
Mormon41%37%15%6%263
Muslim20%43%31%6%155
Orthodox Christian25%52%21%1%110
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")12%35%47%6%5,281
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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