Immigrant status among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by immigrant status

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

Metro areaImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Atlanta Metro Area12%5%83%187
Boston Metro Area16%13%71%135
Chicago Metro Area18%13%69%280
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area20%5%75%232
Detroit Metro Area5%10%85%125
Houston Metro Area21%11%68%186
Los Angeles Metro Area35%23%42%342
Miami Metro Area45%13%42%155
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area9%7%84%101
New York City Metro Area34%19%46%498
Philadelphia Metro Area9%15%76%207
Phoenix Metro Area10%12%78%163
Pittsburgh Metro Area1%3%96%106
Providence Metro Area25%17%59%100
Riverside, CA Metro Area21%18%61%140
San Diego Metro Area27%19%55%125
St. Louis Metro Area6%7%88%100
Tampa Metro Area16%14%70%105
Washington, DC Metro Area23%8%69%223
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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