Views about environmental regulation among adults with a household income of less than $30,000 by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults with a household income of less than $30,000 by views about environmental protection

% of adults with a household income of less than $30,000 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%59%2%5%107
Chicago Metro Area40%58%2%< 1%174
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area37%59%2%2%156
Detroit Metro Area41%52%< 1%7%114
Houston Metro Area49%48%2%2%120
Los Angeles Metro Area32%61%2%5%278
Miami Metro Area38%55%1%7%133
New York City Metro Area34%59%2%4%371
Philadelphia Metro Area40%54%3%3%145
Riverside, CA Metro Area34%62%< 1%4%102
Washington, DC Metro Area29%67%1%3%109
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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