Views about environmental regulation among third generation immigrants or higher by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among third generation immigrants or higher by views about environmental protection

% of third generation immigrants or higher 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 Area36%60%1%3%417
Baltimore Metro Area29%68%1%3%209
Boston Metro Area31%65%1%3%343
Chicago Metro Area36%60%2%1%630
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area36%61%1%2%505
Detroit Metro Area37%56%1%6%309
Houston Metro Area41%55%3%2%360
Los Angeles Metro Area33%64%2%1%551
Miami Metro Area37%58%4%1%205
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area31%64%2%3%297
New York City Metro Area27%67%3%3%958
Philadelphia Metro Area29%64%4%3%578
Phoenix Metro Area43%52%1%3%312
Pittsburgh Metro Area41%54%< 1%4%219
Providence Metro Area26%71%1%2%263
Riverside, CA Metro Area40%53%3%5%231
San Diego Metro Area42%51%5%1%191
San Francisco Metro Area21%75%3%1%312
Seattle Metro Area26%69%2%3%255
St. Louis Metro Area39%58%2%2%242
Tampa Metro Area32%60%2%6%231
Washington, DC Metro Area29%67%2%2%632
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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