Views about size of government among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by views about size of government

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who would rather have…

Religious traditionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Catholic60%37%1%2%2,856
Evangelical Protestant77%20%1%2%4,340
Historically Black Protestant26%69%1%3%640
Jewish65%33%< 1%2%196
Mainline Protestant77%20%1%2%2,306
Mormon89%10%< 1%1%363
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")63%33%2%2%1,908
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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