Views about environmental regulation among adults who pray daily by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who pray daily by views about environmental protection

% of adults who pray daily 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%56%2%3%322
Baltimore Metro Area41%54%2%3%132
Boston Metro Area31%61%4%4%176
Chicago Metro Area37%59%3%2%418
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area35%61%3%2%428
Detroit Metro Area37%57%1%6%209
Houston Metro Area44%51%3%2%305
Los Angeles Metro Area38%55%3%4%536
Miami Metro Area36%60%1%3%276
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area32%65%< 1%3%153
New York City Metro Area32%61%2%5%877
Philadelphia Metro Area33%60%4%3%377
Phoenix Metro Area45%48%< 1%6%207
Pittsburgh Metro Area42%51%1%6%144
Providence Metro Area45%50%< 1%4%168
Riverside, CA Metro Area33%59%2%6%222
San Diego Metro Area42%47%5%6%172
San Francisco Metro Area22%71%3%3%163
Seattle Metro Area35%58%3%4%135
St. Louis Metro Area47%47%2%4%157
Tampa Metro Area40%53%2%5%170
Washington, DC Metro Area28%67%3%3%435
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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