Religious tradition among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by religious group

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost who are…

StateBuddhistCatholicEvangelical ProtestantHinduHistorically Black ProtestantJehovah's WitnessJewishMainline ProtestantMormonMuslimOrthodox ChristianOther ChristianOther FaithsOther World ReligionsUnaffiliated (religious "nones")Don't knowSample size
Alabama< 1%8%45%< 1%18%1%< 1%11%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%15%< 1%237
Alaska3%12%16%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%11%1%< 1%6%< 1%4%1%47%< 1%165
Arizona1%20%21%2%1%2%2%13%3%1%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%31%< 1%355
Arkansas< 1%11%32%1%12%< 1%< 1%18%< 1%2%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%21%< 1%158
California2%26%15%2%3%1%3%9%1%1%1%1%2%1%32%1%2,208
Colorado2%19%20%< 1%1%< 1%2%12%1%< 1%< 1%2%4%< 1%35%2%282
Connecticut1%29%12%< 1%5%< 1%4%18%1%1%1%1%3%< 1%25%1%259
Delaware< 1%25%9%2%11%1%3%20%< 1%1%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%24%3%184
District of Columbia< 1%17%6%2%22%< 1%7%12%1%1%1%< 1%1%< 1%27%1%226
Florida1%20%20%< 1%8%1%4%14%1%< 1%1%< 1%2%< 1%28%1%1,147
Georgia< 1%8%31%< 1%18%1%< 1%12%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%24%1%539
Hawaii9%19%23%< 1%2%1%< 1%13%4%< 1%< 1%1%1%< 1%24%2%208
Idaho1%12%11%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%18%19%1%< 1%< 1%3%< 1%31%2%172
Illinois1%26%17%1%7%1%3%15%< 1%2%1%< 1%1%< 1%26%< 1%772
Indiana< 1%16%22%< 1%5%< 1%1%16%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%35%1%339
Iowa< 1%18%19%< 1%3%< 1%< 1%30%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%27%2%189
Kansas1%25%24%< 1%3%1%1%19%1%1%1%< 1%4%< 1%19%< 1%150
Kentucky< 1%11%35%< 1%7%1%< 1%9%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%3%< 1%34%< 1%198
Louisiana1%24%28%< 1%21%< 1%1%7%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%2%< 1%15%< 1%227
Maine1%19%8%< 1%4%< 1%3%23%2%< 1%< 1%1%5%< 1%34%1%185
Maryland1%11%17%1%19%< 1%4%13%1%2%< 1%1%2%1%26%< 1%415
Massachusetts1%27%9%1%1%< 1%4%9%1%2%1%1%3%< 1%39%1%466
Michigan1%17%19%< 1%10%1%2%15%1%1%< 1%1%2%< 1%28%1%547
Minnesota1%21%12%< 1%3%1%1%31%1%1%< 1%1%2%1%23%1%342
Mississippi< 1%4%33%< 1%32%< 1%< 1%13%1%1%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%15%< 1%147
Missouri1%17%29%< 1%6%< 1%1%20%1%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%22%< 1%337
Montana2%15%23%< 1%< 1%1%1%14%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%5%< 1%39%< 1%130
Nebraska2%22%18%1%2%< 1%< 1%27%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%25%< 1%155
Nevada1%26%15%< 1%6%< 1%3%7%1%< 1%1%< 1%4%< 1%35%< 1%162
New Hampshire< 1%28%8%< 1%1%< 1%3%15%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%3%< 1%41%< 1%207
New Jersey< 1%32%12%3%4%1%6%14%1%3%1%< 1%2%1%19%1%551
New Mexico2%37%20%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%13%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%24%1%169
New York1%28%8%1%5%1%7%11%< 1%1%1%< 1%2%< 1%31%1%1,273
North Carolina< 1%10%27%< 1%12%< 1%1%22%1%< 1%1%< 1%2%< 1%23%< 1%569
North Dakota< 1%23%19%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%29%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%5%< 1%23%< 1%160
Ohio1%19%24%< 1%7%1%1%18%1%1%< 1%< 1%3%< 1%23%< 1%602
Oklahoma< 1%9%42%< 1%5%1%< 1%20%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%22%< 1%192
Oregon< 1%12%18%1%1%1%2%13%2%1%2%1%5%1%40%< 1%247
Pennsylvania1%22%16%1%5%1%2%21%< 1%1%1%< 1%3%< 1%26%1%776
Rhode Island< 1%40%10%< 1%1%3%1%16%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%2%2%22%1%203
South Carolina< 1%7%31%< 1%15%< 1%2%17%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%1%< 1%23%< 1%265
South Dakota2%22%20%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%28%1%< 1%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%26%< 1%152
Tennessee1%4%50%< 1%9%1%1%14%1%1%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%16%1%318
Texas1%23%27%< 1%6%1%1%13%1%1%< 1%1%2%< 1%22%< 1%1,405
Utah2%4%7%1%< 1%1%< 1%9%41%< 1%< 1%< 1%3%< 1%31%1%159
Vermont1%19%6%1%< 1%< 1%3%18%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%3%1%44%2%213
Virginia2%13%24%< 1%12%< 1%2%17%1%2%1%< 1%1%1%23%1%511
Washington1%16%19%1%2%1%1%14%2%< 1%< 1%1%3%< 1%39%1%470
West Virginia< 1%8%32%< 1%2%< 1%2%27%1%1%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%24%1%130
Wisconsin< 1%25%17%< 1%3%1%1%17%< 1%2%1%< 1%2%< 1%30%< 1%344
Wyoming1%18%16%< 1%< 1%4%< 1%15%6%< 1%< 1%1%3%< 1%35%< 1%111
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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