Views about environmental regulation among adults in the Northeast by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults in the Northeast by views about environmental protection

% of adults in the Northeast who say…

Interpreting scriptureStricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economyStricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the costNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Word of God; should be taken literally45%49%2%4%1,280
Word of God; not everything taken literally37%59%1%2%1,732
Word of God; other/don't know33%50%4%13%151
Not the word of God24%73%1%2%2,827
Other/don't know30%56%7%7%526
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