Interpreting scripture among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by interpretation of scripture

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who say the holy scripture is…

StateWord of God; should be taken literallyWord of God; not everything taken literallyWord of God; other/don't knowNot the word of GodOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama56%26%2%12%4%233
Alaska36%31%4%24%5%129
Arizona38%30%1%21%9%265
Arkansas46%31%3%18%2%141
California32%29%3%29%8%1,268
Colorado32%25%5%30%8%194
Connecticut28%24%2%38%7%105
Florida40%27%3%23%7%768
Georgia50%28%3%13%6%383
Idaho29%38%2%25%6%141
Illinois35%33%2%23%7%485
Indiana45%27%4%19%5%282
Iowa31%36%1%25%7%123
Kansas33%40%4%16%7%136
Kentucky52%27%1%15%5%210
Louisiana53%28%2%13%3%211
Maine28%30%3%33%5%101
Maryland36%33%2%24%6%199
Massachusetts17%31%3%44%5%197
Michigan40%29%5%22%4%348
Minnesota31%30%4%27%8%192
Mississippi61%21%3%9%6%140
Missouri40%27%2%23%7%275
Montana25%38%6%24%7%171
Nebraska41%35%2%17%6%133
Nevada27%35%1%30%7%133
New Jersey34%27%4%29%5%283
New Mexico41%21%3%25%10%121
New York31%27%2%33%8%586
North Carolina40%26%4%23%7%387
North Dakota29%35%2%28%6%156
Ohio40%30%3%22%4%464
Oklahoma42%27%4%24%3%170
Oregon34%29%5%21%11%148
Pennsylvania40%32%2%22%5%532
South Carolina62%20%1%12%5%205
South Dakota33%37%2%16%11%146
Tennessee50%22%6%13%8%299
Texas47%24%3%20%5%982
Utah32%46%3%15%4%132
Virginia49%26%2%20%3%329
Washington32%30%4%28%6%207
West Virginia54%26%4%11%5%158
Wisconsin40%29%3%22%6%226
Wyoming43%32%4%19%2%177
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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