Views about environmental regulation among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by views about environmental protection
% of adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation who say…
Religious tradition | 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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Buddhist | 22% | 76% | 1% | 1% | 212 |
Catholic | 35% | 60% | 2% | 3% | 4,619 |
Evangelical Protestant | 41% | 53% | 2% | 4% | 3,811 |
Hindu | 26% | 73% | 1% | 1% | 158 |
Historically Black Protestant | 38% | 57% | 1% | 4% | 1,290 |
Jewish | 20% | 76% | 2% | 2% | 633 |
Mainline Protestant | 33% | 62% | 2% | 2% | 3,901 |
Mormon | 45% | 52% | 2% | 1% | 267 |
Muslim | 29% | 66% | 2% | 2% | 178 |
Orthodox Christian | 32% | 66% | < 1% | 2% | 113 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 25% | 70% | 2% | 2% | 5,875 |
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