Views about environmental regulation among men by state (2014) Switch to: State among men by views about environmental protection

% of men 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
Alabama56%38%3%4%256
Alaska45%49%2%4%152
Arizona43%53%2%3%352
Arkansas53%44%2%1%163
California36%59%3%2%1,868
Colorado43%49%3%4%283
Connecticut36%63%1%< 1%190
Delaware30%56%9%5%127
District of Columbia23%72%1%4%146
Florida42%53%2%2%1,051
Georgia38%58%2%2%469
Hawaii29%67%< 1%4%161
Idaho49%47%2%1%155
Illinois37%59%2%2%656
Indiana49%48%2%2%330
Iowa40%54%4%2%175
Kansas44%48%5%3%171
Kentucky51%46%2%1%210
Louisiana48%46%3%3%231
Maine40%53%3%4%136
Maryland38%58%2%3%325
Massachusetts35%62%2%1%348
Michigan39%53%3%5%477
Minnesota40%55%2%2%273
Mississippi51%44%3%2%153
Missouri46%49%3%2%324
Montana63%34%1%2%174
Nebraska49%41%4%7%154
Nevada46%48%4%3%183
New Hampshire34%64%1%1%142
New Jersey35%60%2%4%426
New Mexico45%49%3%3%153
New York31%64%2%3%878
North Carolina43%52%3%2%509
North Dakota53%42%2%2%191
Ohio47%49%3%1%533
Oklahoma51%44%3%2%194
Oregon35%56%4%4%207
Pennsylvania47%49%3%1%633
Rhode Island31%61%5%4%143
South Carolina47%49%2%2%226
South Dakota56%40%1%3%155
Tennessee56%39%1%3%337
Texas41%54%2%2%1,325
Utah44%48%6%2%172
Vermont24%71%2%3%162
Virginia42%53%4%1%465
Washington30%64%3%3%344
West Virginia65%28%3%4%150
Wisconsin44%54%2%1%311
Wyoming59%35%4%2%165
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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