Views about environmental regulation among adults who pray daily by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who pray daily by views about environmental protection

% of adults who pray daily who say…

StateStricter 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
Alabama49%43%2%6%379
Alaska48%43%2%6%149
Arizona44%49%2%5%362
Arkansas48%48%2%2%199
California37%55%3%5%1,834
Colorado45%49%2%4%247
Connecticut36%61%1%2%168
Delaware39%56%1%4%153
District of Columbia27%67%3%4%148
Florida41%54%2%4%1,131
Georgia41%54%2%3%626
Hawaii30%65%1%4%159
Idaho48%48%1%3%172
Illinois39%56%3%2%695
Indiana46%50%1%2%359
Iowa40%51%6%3%172
Kansas42%49%4%5%173
Kentucky54%39%4%3%281
Louisiana47%46%3%5%317
Maine41%54%3%2%109
Maryland37%57%2%3%331
Massachusetts36%56%3%5%266
Michigan43%47%5%5%550
Minnesota40%55%1%4%284
Mississippi45%48%5%3%234
Missouri48%46%3%3%373
Montana60%34%3%2%159
Nebraska47%46%2%5%177
Nevada51%39%3%7%153
New Hampshire38%58%3%1%119
New Jersey34%59%2%5%458
New Mexico44%49%3%5%162
New York33%60%2%5%949
North Carolina41%50%3%5%658
North Dakota50%40%2%8%184
Ohio48%46%3%3%680
Oklahoma38%55%2%4%267
Oregon45%49%3%3%180
Pennsylvania45%50%3%2%777
Rhode Island39%58%< 1%4%148
South Carolina48%47%2%3%340
South Dakota47%52%< 1%1%174
Tennessee48%46%2%4%471
Texas40%54%3%3%1,619
Utah50%40%8%2%197
Virginia45%51%2%1%504
Washington36%57%4%3%325
West Virginia58%35%4%3%200
Wisconsin41%54%2%3%293
Wyoming66%29%3%2%173
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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