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

% of women 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
Alabama39%51%4%6%255
Alaska36%59%3%2%158
Arizona38%55%3%4%301
Arkansas41%54%2%3%148
California32%60%2%5%1,829
Colorado31%64%1%4%221
Connecticut29%66%1%5%187
Delaware33%61%1%6%174
District of Columbia23%71%3%3%157
Florida34%60%2%4%969
Georgia36%58%2%3%499
Hawaii24%70%< 1%6%151
Idaho40%57%< 1%3%165
Illinois37%58%2%2%670
Indiana40%57%2%2%324
Iowa29%65%3%3%155
Kansas36%55%3%6%136
Kentucky45%45%4%6%229
Louisiana40%54%2%4%234
Maine27%70%2%1%167
Maryland26%69%1%3%319
Massachusetts28%64%2%6%356
Michigan35%55%5%5%505
Minnesota30%64%2%4%290
Mississippi38%52%6%4%156
Missouri42%56%1%2%318
Montana48%46%4%1%138
Nebraska33%63%1%4%158
Nevada35%56%3%6%131
New Hampshire28%69%2%1%161
New Jersey28%66%2%4%460
New Mexico33%60%4%3%159
New York29%65%2%4%1,088
North Carolina34%58%3%6%513
North Dakota38%52%2%7%147
Ohio38%56%2%4%599
Oklahoma33%59%2%5%197
Oregon40%55%1%4%212
Pennsylvania33%62%2%3%733
Rhode Island26%69%1%4%162
South Carolina40%55%2%3%269
South Dakota39%59%1%1%150
Tennessee34%58%4%4%324
Texas35%57%3%4%1,210
Utah39%54%5%2%143
Vermont30%69%< 1%1%144
Virginia35%62%1%1%417
Washington27%68%3%3%370
West Virginia45%48%3%4%159
Wisconsin32%63%2%4%289
Wyoming50%41%3%5%151
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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