Views about environmental regulation among Mainline Protestants who feel a sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious family among Mainline Protestants who feel a sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by views about environmental protection

% of Mainline Protestants who feel a sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week who say…

Religious familyStricter 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
Baptist Family (Mainline Trad.)40%57%1%2%262
Congregationalist Family (Mainline Trad.)21%76%2%1%140
Episcopalian/Anglican Family (Mainline Trad.)24%69%5%2%297
Lutheran Family (Mainline Trad.)36%59%3%2%374
Methodist Family (Mainline Trad.)39%57%2%2%755
Nondenominational Family (Mainline Trad.)32%62%4%2%197
Nonspecific Protestant Family (Mainline Trad.)33%59%4%4%302
Presbyterian Family (Mainline Trad.)39%59%1%1%329
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