Belief in God 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 belief in God

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

StateBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
Alabama86%10%< 1%< 1%1%2%233
Alaska70%19%5%< 1%6%< 1%129
Arizona72%18%4%< 1%6%1%265
Arkansas80%13%3%< 1%1%3%141
California62%21%7%2%6%2%1,268
Colorado68%18%4%1%7%3%194
Connecticut63%28%4%1%4%1%105
Florida73%17%3%< 1%5%2%768
Georgia79%14%3%< 1%3%1%383
Idaho70%18%6%< 1%6%< 1%141
Illinois69%20%4%< 1%5%2%485
Indiana72%18%4%1%3%2%282
Iowa71%16%2%3%7%< 1%123
Kansas71%19%3%1%5%1%136
Kentucky82%10%3%< 1%4%< 1%210
Louisiana79%14%< 1%2%4%1%211
Maine55%24%6%2%9%3%101
Maryland70%20%3%< 1%4%2%199
Massachusetts45%30%12%2%7%5%197
Michigan74%18%3%< 1%5%< 1%348
Minnesota67%23%5%< 1%3%2%192
Mississippi84%6%3%< 1%6%< 1%140
Missouri74%14%7%< 1%3%1%275
Montana80%13%4%< 1%3%< 1%171
Nebraska73%18%2%< 1%5%1%133
Nevada67%21%2%1%5%3%133
New Jersey66%22%4%< 1%5%2%283
New Mexico73%20%3%< 1%3%2%121
New York65%19%5%1%7%2%586
North Carolina80%14%2%< 1%3%1%387
North Dakota69%19%1%< 1%8%4%156
Ohio74%15%5%< 1%5%1%464
Oklahoma77%15%2%< 1%6%< 1%170
Oregon69%20%4%< 1%5%2%148
Pennsylvania71%18%3%1%6%1%532
South Carolina80%14%1%1%2%2%205
South Dakota75%19%2%< 1%4%< 1%146
Tennessee81%13%4%< 1%1%1%299
Texas73%16%4%1%4%2%982
Utah77%18%1%< 1%4%< 1%132
Virginia80%11%3%< 1%4%2%329
Washington64%24%4%< 1%7%1%207
West Virginia78%17%1%< 1%3%1%158
Wisconsin66%22%4%< 1%7%2%226
Wyoming74%17%4%< 1%4%2%177
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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