Generational cohort 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 generational group

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

StateYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Alabama11%15%30%31%12%1%227
Alaska15%13%34%30%8%< 1%126
Arizona15%11%26%35%12%1%261
Arkansas17%9%28%31%15%< 1%136
California15%13%26%30%14%1%1,239
Colorado12%19%24%34%10%< 1%190
Connecticut12%12%25%35%16%1%100
Florida10%10%27%36%15%3%756
Georgia9%13%30%34%15%< 1%377
Idaho14%5%33%29%18%< 1%140
Illinois14%14%26%33%12%1%476
Indiana14%10%27%34%14%1%279
Iowa8%10%25%42%15%< 1%122
Kansas14%14%28%36%7%1%134
Kentucky10%12%29%41%8%< 1%210
Louisiana10%16%25%38%10%1%210
Maine3%8%30%40%16%3%100
Maryland10%11%28%35%14%1%196
Massachusetts14%11%24%41%9%1%193
Michigan13%7%28%38%13%1%343
Minnesota11%12%24%36%15%2%189
Mississippi11%11%28%36%15%< 1%139
Missouri13%13%27%31%14%2%268
Montana10%6%23%40%20%< 1%166
Nebraska6%10%30%40%15%< 1%132
Nevada16%8%33%31%13%< 1%131
New Jersey13%15%16%37%16%2%270
New Mexico5%13%25%43%13%< 1%119
New York13%14%26%34%11%1%574
North Carolina11%15%27%34%12%1%385
North Dakota12%18%21%39%10%< 1%153
Ohio9%13%27%37%14%1%454
Oklahoma11%16%22%34%15%2%168
Oregon12%11%27%35%15%1%147
Pennsylvania11%10%29%34%15%1%524
South Carolina9%15%25%38%13%< 1%200
South Dakota10%10%28%36%14%2%141
Tennessee7%15%33%31%13%1%292
Texas13%13%29%33%11%2%958
Utah18%16%34%26%7%< 1%130
Virginia8%14%25%36%16%< 1%316
Washington11%11%27%37%12%2%201
West Virginia16%8%25%33%15%2%157
Wisconsin10%12%27%36%12%2%219
Wyoming11%11%28%41%9%< 1%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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