Religious Landscape Study

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DemographicInformation

Age distribution among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

% of members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention who are ages…

Survey year	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+	Sample size
2014	11%	24%	41%	24%	136
2007	14%	35%	33%	18%	199

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.

Generational cohort among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Younger Millennial	Older Millennial	Generation X	Baby Boomer	Silent	Greatest	Sample size
2014	6%	6%	23%	50%	14%	1%	136
2007	< 1%	11%	21%	47%	17%	4%	199

Gender composition among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Men	Women	Sample size
2014	37%	63%	137
2007	40%	60%	200

Racial and ethnic composition among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	White	Black	Asian	Latino	Other/Mixed	Sample size
2014	< 1%	99%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	137
2007	< 1%	97%	< 1%	3%	< 1%	200

Immigrant status among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Immigrants	Second generation	Third generation or higher	Sample size
2014	2%	< 1%	98%	132
2007	2%	2%	96%	199

Income distribution among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Less than $30,000	$30,000-$49,999	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 or more	Sample size
2014	62%	18%	15%	6%	125
2007	53%	27%	15%	4%	179

Educational distribution among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	High school or less	Some college	College	Post-graduate degree	Sample size
2014	65%	23%	9%	4%	136

Marital status among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/separated	Widowed	Never married	Sample size
2014	33%	2%	24%	15%	25%	137
2007	32%	10%	18%	15%	25%	199

Parent of children under 18 among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Parents	Non-parents	Sample size
2014	19%	81%	136
2007	33%	67%	200

BeliefsandPractices

Belief in God among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Believe in God; absolutely certain	Believe in God; fairly certain	Believe in God; not too/not at all certain	Believe in God; don't know	Do not believe in God	Other/don't know if they believe in God	Sample size
2014	90%	6%	2%	1%	< 1%	1%	137
2007	93%	6%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	< 1%	200

Importance of religion in one's life among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Very important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not at all important	Don't know	Sample size
2014	93%	6%	1%	< 1%	< 1%	137
2007	91%	8%	< 1%	1%	< 1%	200

Attendance at religious services among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	At least once a week	Once or twice a month/a few times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	62%	32%	6%	< 1%	137
2007	63%	26%	11%	1%	200

Frequency of prayer among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	At least daily	Weekly	Monthly	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	80%	13%	2%	5%	1%	137
2007	81%	13%	2%	2%	1%	200

Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	57%	12%	9%	23%	< 1%	137
2007	49%	13%	7%	31%	1%	200

Frequency of meditation among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	65%	7%	4%	20%	4%	137
2007	55%	8%	3%	34%	< 1%	200

Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	75%	7%	9%	6%	3%	137
2007	60%	11%	12%	14%	2%	200

Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	50%	16%	9%	23%	1%	137
2007	36%	15%	12%	34%	3%	200

Sources of guidance on right and wrong among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Religion	Philosophy/reason	Common sense	Science	Don't know	Sample size
2014	49%	4%	42%	5%	1%	137
2007	35%	4%	57%	1%	3%	200

Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	There are clear standards for what is right and wrong	Right or wrong depends on the situation	Neither/both equally	Don't know	Sample size
2014	32%	67%	1%	1%	137

Frequency of reading scripture among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	At least once a week	Once or twice a month	Several times a year	Seldom/never	Don't know	Sample size
2014	62%	10%	3%	21%	4%	137
2007	70%	13%	3%	13%	< 1%	200

Interpreting scripture among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Word of God; should be taken literally	Word of God; not everything taken literally	Word of God; other/don't know	Not the word of God	Other/don't know	Sample size
2014	69%	19%	1%	6%	4%	137
2007	74%	11%	2%	8%	5%	200

Belief in Heaven among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Believe	Don't believe	Other/don't know	Sample size
2014	98%	2%	1%	137
2007	95%	1%	3%	200

Belief in Hell among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Believe	Don't believe	Other/don't know	Sample size
2014	83%	10%	7%	137
2007	80%	11%	9%	200

Party affiliation among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Republican/lean Rep.	No lean	Democrat/lean Dem.	Sample size
2014	6%	9%	85%	137
2007	8%	8%	84%	200

Political ideology among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Don't know	Sample size
2014	42%	33%	21%	4%	137
2007	39%	32%	26%	4%	200

Views about size of government among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Smaller government; fewer services	Bigger government; more services	Depends	Don't know	Sample size
2014	23%	76%	< 1%	1%	137
2007	16%	76%	4%	4%	200

Views about government aid to the poor among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Does more harm than good	Does more good than harm	Neither/both equally	Don't know	Sample size
2014	28%	70%	< 1%	3%	137

Views about abortion among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Legal in all/most cases	Illegal in all/most cases	Don't know	Sample size
2014	50%	45%	5%	137
2007	45%	48%	6%	200

Views about homosexuality among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Should be accepted	Should be discouraged	Neither/both equally	Don't know	Sample size
2014	56%	38%	4%	1%	137
2007	37%	50%	3%	11%	200

Views about same-sex marriage among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Strongly favor/favor	Oppose/strongly oppose	Don't know	Sample size
2014	30%	57%	13%	137

Views about human evolution among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are National Baptist Convention

Survey year	Evolved; due to natural processes	Evolved; due to God's design	Evolved; don't know how	Always existed in present form	Don't know	Sample size
2014	17%	22%	7%	50%	5%	137

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