Gender composition 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 gender

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

StateMenWomenSample size
Alabama57%43%233
Alaska57%43%129
Arizona52%48%265
Arkansas55%45%141
California52%48%1,268
Colorado58%42%194
Connecticut54%46%105
Florida54%46%768
Georgia49%51%383
Idaho54%46%141
Illinois48%52%485
Indiana54%46%282
Iowa58%42%123
Kansas55%45%136
Kentucky51%49%210
Louisiana52%48%211
Maine58%42%101
Maryland56%44%199
Massachusetts54%46%197
Michigan51%49%348
Minnesota57%43%192
Mississippi54%46%140
Missouri51%49%275
Montana57%43%171
Nebraska59%41%133
Nevada58%42%133
New Jersey53%47%283
New Mexico55%45%121
New York48%52%586
North Carolina54%46%387
North Dakota62%38%156
Ohio53%47%464
Oklahoma59%41%170
Oregon46%54%148
Pennsylvania57%43%532
South Carolina52%48%205
South Dakota58%42%146
Tennessee60%40%299
Texas52%48%982
Utah53%47%132
Virginia53%47%329
Washington52%48%207
West Virginia58%42%158
Wisconsin57%43%226
Wyoming55%45%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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