Views about environmental regulation among adults in Illinois by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults in Illinois by views about environmental protection
% of adults in Illinois 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 | 50% | 46% | 2% | 2% | 320 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 39% | 57% | 2% | 1% | 400 |
Not the word of God | 25% | 71% | 2% | 2% | 472 |
Other/don't know | 39% | 47% | 4% | 9% | 100 |
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