Views about environmental regulation among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by views about environmental protection

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who say…

Metro areaStricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economyStricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the costNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area39%57%1%3%361
Baltimore Metro Area37%58%2%4%145
Boston Metro Area32%61%3%4%193
Chicago Metro Area39%57%2%1%486
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area38%57%3%2%478
Detroit Metro Area40%53%1%6%249
Houston Metro Area42%54%2%2%337
Los Angeles Metro Area36%57%3%4%562
Miami Metro Area37%58%2%3%288
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area36%57%2%5%187
New York City Metro Area34%60%2%4%951
Philadelphia Metro Area35%57%4%3%413
Phoenix Metro Area51%44%< 1%5%246
Pittsburgh Metro Area44%50%1%5%171
Providence Metro Area43%52%2%4%198
Riverside, CA Metro Area36%57%2%5%248
San Diego Metro Area46%47%5%2%178
San Francisco Metro Area30%63%4%3%181
Seattle Metro Area32%60%3%5%158
St. Louis Metro Area41%55%1%3%184
Tampa Metro Area39%54%2%5%208
Washington, DC Metro Area32%63%3%3%492
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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