Generational cohort among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by generational group

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost who are…

StateYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Alabama17%12%28%33%9%< 1%229
Alaska16%18%26%31%8%2%160
Arizona14%18%28%26%14%< 1%353
Arkansas14%14%27%36%9%1%155
California16%17%30%28%8%1%2,156
Colorado12%19%32%28%8%1%279
Connecticut16%11%30%31%10%1%249
Delaware17%9%27%33%13%1%181
District of Columbia8%25%33%23%9%1%216
Florida16%13%27%30%13%2%1,118
Georgia21%14%30%28%6%1%528
Hawaii18%12%24%36%8%2%203
Idaho17%17%21%35%9%< 1%168
Illinois16%13%30%28%11%1%755
Indiana16%18%28%28%8%1%335
Iowa20%16%24%28%12%1%188
Kansas17%20%21%31%8%2%150
Kentucky15%20%28%26%11%< 1%192
Louisiana17%18%29%23%12%< 1%227
Maine14%15%26%33%11%2%185
Maryland14%17%32%28%9%< 1%408
Massachusetts15%17%30%27%10%1%452
Michigan13%17%27%32%10%1%532
Minnesota17%16%29%28%10%< 1%337
Mississippi16%19%31%26%6%2%147
Missouri15%15%23%35%11%< 1%333
Montana11%25%31%27%6%< 1%129
Nebraska22%17%25%25%9%1%154
Nevada16%17%25%31%9%2%158
New Hampshire16%11%27%34%12%< 1%201
New Jersey13%13%34%30%8%2%537
New Mexico16%20%26%28%9%< 1%166
New York14%15%27%31%11%1%1,235
North Carolina14%16%31%30%10%1%563
North Dakota18%17%28%27%7%4%158
Ohio15%16%27%31%9%1%593
Oklahoma15%15%31%28%9%2%191
Oregon10%15%32%33%10%1%247
Pennsylvania17%14%25%32%12%1%770
Rhode Island9%12%31%36%11%1%200
South Carolina20%10%30%30%9%1%259
South Dakota14%25%20%31%9%1%149
Tennessee17%17%23%34%9%1%314
Texas17%20%30%24%8%1%1,375
Utah18%24%22%28%8%< 1%155
Vermont15%13%24%37%11%1%211
Virginia15%20%29%29%7%< 1%503
Washington15%16%30%30%8%1%465
West Virginia8%16%30%39%7%< 1%127
Wisconsin16%15%28%30%11%1%338
Wyoming12%22%28%26%10%2%111
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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