Views about environmental regulation among adults who pray daily by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who pray daily by views about environmental protection

% of adults who pray daily who say…

Religious traditionStricter 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
Buddhist22%75%1%2%110
Catholic39%55%2%4%4,335
Evangelical Protestant49%44%3%4%6,852
Hindu30%64%2%5%102
Historically Black Protestant36%57%2%4%1,538
Jehovah's Witness35%52%5%9%221
Jewish42%54%< 1%3%213
Mainline Protestant39%55%3%2%3,342
Mormon55%39%4%2%571
Muslim30%61%4%4%164
Orthodox Christian37%62%< 1%1%100
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")34%59%3%4%1,333
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