Views about environmental regulation among Catholics by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among Catholics by views about environmental protection
% of Catholics who say…
Interpreting scripture | 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 |
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Word of God; should be taken literally | 45% | 49% | 2% | 5% | 1,545 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 40% | 56% | 2% | 2% | 2,774 |
Word of God; other/don't know | 38% | 44% | 5% | 13% | 205 |
Not the word of God | 33% | 63% | 2% | 3% | 2,068 |
Other/don't know | 40% | 49% | 6% | 5% | 610 |
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