Age distribution among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by age group

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

Interpreting scripture18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Word of God; should be taken literally16%37%29%18%4,129
Word of God; not everything taken literally27%35%23%15%5,090
Word of God; other/don't know14%31%31%24%368
Not the word of God30%36%22%12%8,606
Other/don't know19%35%26%20%1,352
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