Views about environmental regulation among adults with a household income of $50,000-$99,999 by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults with a household income of $50,000-$99,999 by views about environmental protection

% of adults with a household income of $50,000-$99,999 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 Area34%64%2%1%132
Boston Metro Area29%68%< 1%3%116
Chicago Metro Area30%67%2%1%241
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area30%67%1%2%173
Detroit Metro Area29%68%1%1%104
Houston Metro Area28%68%2%1%137
Los Angeles Metro Area33%63%2%2%221
Miami Metro Area19%76%3%1%102
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area34%60%4%2%103
New York City Metro Area23%73%1%3%415
Philadelphia Metro Area27%70%2%2%184
Phoenix Metro Area34%66%< 1%< 1%122
Providence Metro Area24%71%1%4%100
San Francisco Metro Area23%73%4%1%114
Washington, DC Metro Area23%73%1%2%231
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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