Importance of religion in one's life 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 importance of religion

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

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alabama78%13%6%2%1%233
Alaska55%28%8%8%1%129
Arizona60%25%9%5%< 1%265
Arkansas73%14%8%5%1%141
California56%25%11%8%1%1,268
Colorado55%28%11%5%1%194
Connecticut46%30%16%7%1%105
Florida60%24%8%7%< 1%768
Georgia72%20%4%4%1%383
Idaho57%26%7%11%< 1%141
Illinois58%24%11%6%< 1%485
Indiana57%30%7%6%< 1%282
Iowa57%32%8%3%< 1%123
Kansas60%22%14%4%< 1%136
Kentucky73%18%4%5%< 1%210
Louisiana80%15%3%2%< 1%211
Maine38%36%15%11%< 1%101
Maryland59%24%9%7%< 1%199
Massachusetts38%34%12%15%1%197
Michigan56%26%10%7%2%348
Minnesota57%26%11%5%1%192
Mississippi74%15%6%5%1%140
Missouri63%22%6%8%1%275
Montana52%25%12%12%< 1%171
Nebraska62%26%7%6%< 1%133
Nevada47%34%8%11%< 1%133
New Jersey60%24%7%8%< 1%283
New Mexico65%20%5%9%1%121
New York52%25%12%10%1%586
North Carolina71%18%7%4%< 1%387
North Dakota56%19%16%9%< 1%156
Ohio61%25%7%7%< 1%464
Oklahoma64%21%5%8%1%170
Oregon56%24%9%9%1%148
Pennsylvania60%26%7%7%< 1%532
South Carolina71%19%4%5%1%205
South Dakota63%23%7%7%< 1%146
Tennessee74%17%3%4%1%299
Texas67%21%6%6%< 1%982
Utah71%13%11%4%1%132
Virginia71%16%8%4%1%329
Washington53%26%11%9%1%207
West Virginia68%21%6%4%1%158
Wisconsin48%37%9%5%1%226
Wyoming59%26%10%5%< 1%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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