Racial and ethnic composition 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 race/ethnicity

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

Metro areaWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Atlanta Metro Area63%27%2%5%3%184
Boston Metro Area77%8%4%10%< 1%129
Chicago Metro Area59%16%2%18%5%276
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area61%11%3%23%3%230
Detroit Metro Area73%19%1%2%5%123
Houston Metro Area44%19%3%29%6%184
Los Angeles Metro Area37%5%13%42%2%338
Miami Metro Area37%21%2%39%1%159
New York City Metro Area51%15%10%23%1%496
Philadelphia Metro Area62%17%3%12%5%212
Phoenix Metro Area71%3%1%19%6%162
Pittsburgh Metro Area96%3%< 1%1%< 1%107
Riverside, CA Metro Area48%5%4%40%3%141
San Diego Metro Area49%7%12%30%2%122
St. Louis Metro Area74%22%1%1%1%100
Tampa Metro Area68%11%2%17%2%107
Washington, DC Metro Area59%20%7%11%4%221
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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