Immigrant status 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 immigrant status

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

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Alabama3%6%91%230
Alaska14%8%78%127
Arizona11%13%76%262
Arkansas4%1%95%140
California29%19%52%1,252
Colorado10%11%79%192
Connecticut18%11%72%102
Florida19%10%72%752
Georgia8%4%88%378
Idaho5%6%89%141
Illinois14%9%77%477
Indiana3%6%91%281
Iowa5%1%93%121
Kansas6%6%88%135
Kentucky2%1%96%206
Louisiana3%4%93%207
Maine5%15%80%101
Maryland13%12%75%198
Massachusetts16%14%70%196
Michigan4%7%89%346
Minnesota7%6%87%192
Mississippi2%< 1%98%139
Missouri4%4%92%271
Montana1%7%92%169
Nebraska9%2%88%132
Nevada15%12%73%130
New Jersey24%18%58%277
New Mexico9%7%84%119
New York24%18%58%573
North Carolina8%2%90%383
North Dakota6%5%89%155
Ohio3%6%91%459
Oklahoma6%3%91%167
Oregon12%10%77%148
Pennsylvania5%7%88%517
South Carolina5%5%90%203
South Dakota3%3%94%145
Tennessee7%4%89%294
Texas20%11%69%969
Utah10%10%80%131
Virginia7%4%89%322
Washington17%8%75%205
West Virginia2%4%94%157
Wisconsin5%7%88%223
Wyoming3%5%92%176
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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