Views about environmental regulation among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by views about environmental protection

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who say…

StateStricter 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
Alabama45%50%3%3%147
Arizona39%57%1%2%183
California43%54%2%2%855
Colorado38%61%1%< 1%127
Florida41%56%2%1%524
Georgia38%59%1%2%266
Idaho55%43%1%1%106
Illinois39%57%2%1%400
Indiana44%54%1%< 1%186
Iowa35%62%1%2%119
Kansas44%49%4%2%105
Kentucky54%44%2%1%104
Louisiana45%52%1%2%129
Maryland39%61%< 1%< 1%177
Massachusetts44%53%2%1%154
Michigan37%56%5%2%283
Minnesota39%57%3%1%161
Missouri40%57%2%1%181
Nebraska40%54%3%3%106
New Jersey31%66%1%2%266
New York34%62%1%3%507
North Carolina38%60%< 1%2%262
North Dakota51%46%2%1%122
Ohio41%55%3%1%366
Oklahoma39%56%1%3%100
Oregon40%58%< 1%2%108
Pennsylvania45%51%1%2%401
South Carolina35%63%< 1%2%127
South Dakota50%49%1%< 1%114
Tennessee42%53%3%2%160
Texas36%60%2%3%704
Utah50%46%3%1%126
Virginia43%56%1%< 1%231
Washington32%64%1%2%186
Wisconsin36%61%2%1%180
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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