Sources of guidance on right and wrong 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 sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama51%2%41%3%2%233
Alaska37%8%41%8%6%129
Arizona41%5%47%7%< 1%265
Arkansas48%6%41%3%2%141
California33%11%45%8%2%1,268
Colorado43%10%40%4%2%194
Connecticut25%7%57%11%< 1%105
Florida39%8%45%7%2%768
Georgia50%6%35%6%2%383
Idaho40%1%53%5%1%141
Illinois34%8%46%9%2%485
Indiana43%7%42%6%2%282
Iowa34%7%55%3%2%123
Kansas47%4%42%6%1%136
Kentucky50%4%40%3%2%210
Louisiana51%6%38%2%2%211
Maine25%4%63%8%1%101
Maryland40%4%48%5%3%199
Massachusetts16%10%62%11%1%197
Michigan42%5%45%6%1%348
Minnesota35%7%51%5%2%192
Mississippi56%5%32%4%4%140
Missouri43%8%42%4%3%275
Montana38%7%47%4%4%171
Nebraska41%9%42%4%4%133
Nevada31%10%46%11%1%133
New Jersey39%7%46%7%1%283
New Mexico55%5%27%10%3%121
New York32%9%50%6%2%586
North Carolina43%4%47%4%2%387
North Dakota34%2%52%10%2%156
Ohio37%10%46%5%1%464
Oklahoma41%6%47%5%2%170
Oregon41%5%45%8%1%148
Pennsylvania44%5%42%7%1%532
South Carolina55%6%36%2%1%205
South Dakota39%9%48%3%1%146
Tennessee51%4%42%< 1%2%299
Texas45%7%38%8%2%982
Utah54%6%32%6%2%132
Virginia47%7%42%4%1%329
Washington41%9%40%8%2%207
West Virginia53%3%41%3%< 1%158
Wisconsin40%7%42%7%4%226
Wyoming46%7%39%3%5%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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