Educational 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 educational group

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

StateHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Alabama45%38%13%4%231
Alaska39%41%12%8%128
Arizona43%34%14%9%263
Arkansas49%34%11%6%138
California45%34%14%7%1,253
Colorado40%34%17%9%193
Connecticut44%31%16%9%104
Florida46%31%15%8%764
Georgia44%29%16%11%381
Idaho37%42%14%7%141
Illinois44%33%16%7%483
Indiana55%27%11%6%282
Iowa41%37%14%8%122
Kansas34%43%12%11%135
Kentucky58%27%10%5%208
Louisiana55%25%15%5%211
Maine43%35%19%2%101
Maryland45%29%16%10%198
Massachusetts54%25%14%7%196
Michigan46%35%12%7%347
Minnesota44%34%17%6%191
Mississippi44%39%13%4%140
Missouri48%32%14%7%274
Montana40%38%15%8%170
Nebraska46%27%17%10%133
Nevada51%29%12%8%133
New Jersey51%23%12%14%280
New Mexico41%40%12%7%121
New York45%30%16%9%583
North Carolina51%28%14%8%387
North Dakota30%43%20%7%156
Ohio53%29%12%6%463
Oklahoma47%29%16%8%169
Oregon49%33%13%6%148
Pennsylvania54%26%13%7%528
South Carolina47%34%14%5%205
South Dakota45%36%13%6%144
Tennessee52%28%12%8%294
Texas46%31%17%7%976
Utah42%35%18%5%132
Virginia43%31%17%9%328
Washington38%40%18%4%207
West Virginia61%26%8%5%158
Wisconsin46%35%14%5%225
Wyoming38%39%18%6%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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