State among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by views about environmental protection (2014) Switch to: Views about environmental regulation among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by state

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Views about environmental regulationAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingSample size
Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy2%< 1%3%1%11%1%1%< 1%< 1%7%3%< 1%1%4%2%1%1%2%2%< 1%2%2%3%2%1%2%1%1%1%< 1%2%1%6%3%< 1%4%1%1%4%< 1%2%< 1%2%8%1%< 1%3%2%1%2%< 1%5,969
Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost1%< 1%2%1%13%2%1%< 1%< 1%6%3%1%< 1%4%2%1%1%1%1%< 1%2%2%3%2%1%2%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%3%1%7%3%< 1%3%1%1%4%< 1%1%< 1%2%8%1%< 1%3%3%< 1%1%< 1%9,601
Neither/both equally1%< 1%2%1%11%2%< 1%1%< 1%4%3%< 1%1%4%2%2%2%2%1%< 1%2%2%5%2%3%2%< 1%< 1%1%< 1%2%1%6%1%< 1%4%1%2%4%1%2%< 1%2%8%2%< 1%2%3%1%2%< 1%476
Don't know3%< 1%2%< 1%17%1%1%< 1%< 1%6%3%1%< 1%3%1%1%1%2%1%< 1%2%4%5%1%< 1%1%< 1%< 1%2%< 1%3%1%6%5%< 1%3%2%1%2%1%1%< 1%2%8%1%< 1%1%3%1%< 1%< 1%468
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