Age distribution among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by age group

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are ages…

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alabama19%37%27%17%227
Alaska21%40%28%11%126
Arizona22%30%28%20%261
Arkansas24%30%26%20%136
California23%32%26%19%1,239
Colorado25%31%28%17%190
Connecticut18%31%31%20%100
Florida15%31%29%25%756
Georgia18%34%28%21%377
Idaho16%37%26%21%140
Illinois20%34%29%17%476
Indiana18%33%30%19%279
Iowa11%32%33%24%122
Kansas20%36%29%15%134
Kentucky17%33%32%17%210
Louisiana18%32%32%18%210
Maine7%34%31%28%100
Maryland19%31%31%20%196
Massachusetts21%27%36%15%193
Michigan18%31%28%23%343
Minnesota18%30%32%20%189
Mississippi17%32%29%22%139
Missouri20%34%26%21%268
Montana13%27%34%26%166
Nebraska11%34%34%20%132
Nevada21%35%26%17%131
New Jersey23%21%31%25%270
New Mexico13%31%34%22%119
New York20%34%28%18%574
North Carolina21%33%26%20%385
North Dakota22%29%33%16%153
Ohio16%32%32%20%454
Oklahoma20%28%30%22%168
Oregon21%29%31%20%147
Pennsylvania17%33%29%21%524
South Carolina17%32%30%22%200
South Dakota13%35%33%19%141
Tennessee15%40%24%21%292
Texas21%34%29%16%958
Utah26%42%21%11%130
Virginia18%30%29%23%316
Washington15%35%28%22%201
West Virginia22%28%29%21%157
Wisconsin15%34%32%18%219
Wyoming14%36%35%15%175
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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