Views about environmental regulation among adults ages 65 and older by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults ages 65 and older by views about environmental protection
% of adults ages 65 and older who say…
Religious denomination | Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy | Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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American Baptist Churches USA | 41% | 49% | 3% | 7% | 139 |
Assemblies of God | 44% | 41% | 3% | 12% | 145 |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 50% | 43% | 4% | 3% | 138 |
Churches of Christ | 54% | 37% | 2% | 6% | 151 |
Episcopal Church | 34% | 58% | 2% | 6% | 222 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 35% | 60% | 1% | 3% | 265 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 59% | 35% | 2% | 5% | 212 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 54% | 39% | 2% | 5% | 180 |
National Baptist Convention | 31% | 56% | 4% | 8% | 143 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 60% | 33% | 3% | 4% | 107 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 46% | 43% | 2% | 10% | 276 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 31% | 63% | 3% | 3% | 518 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 42% | 51% | 1% | 6% | 206 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 53% | 36% | 5% | 6% | 643 |
United Church of Christ | 29% | 61% | 6% | 4% | 100 |
United Methodist Church | 42% | 49% | 3% | 5% | 691 |
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