Views about environmental regulation among parents by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among parents by views about environmental protection

% of parents who say…

Religious denominationStricter 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
American Baptist Churches USA35%62%1%2%108
Assemblies of God47%46%3%4%124
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints55%38%5%2%237
Churches of Christ51%45%1%3%122
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)32%65%3%< 1%114
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)51%46%2%< 1%212
National Baptist Convention21%74%2%3%101
Nondenominational evangelical51%43%4%2%235
Nothing in particular (religion important)31%62%3%4%572
Nothing in particular (religion not important)26%70%2%2%652
Southern Baptist Convention52%44%2%2%374
United Methodist Church40%56%3%1%312
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