Views about environmental regulation among members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) by educational group (2014) Switch to: Educational distribution among members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) by views about environmental protection

% of members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) who say…

Educational distributionStricter 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
High school or less40%57%1%2%143
Some college34%62%3%1%179
College27%71%1%1%186
Post-graduate degree26%72%1%1%128
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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