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% of adults who say religion is very important 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
Alabama48%44%3%6%397
Alaska55%36%3%6%124
Arizona47%46%2%5%335
Arkansas49%47%2%2%217
California41%52%3%4%1,666
Colorado44%51%2%3%230
Connecticut36%62%1%1%156
Delaware40%50%3%8%147
District of Columbia29%67%< 1%3%140
Florida43%51%2%4%1,058
Georgia42%53%2%3%626
Hawaii33%63%< 1%3%134
Idaho49%46%1%4%168
Illinois43%53%3%2%696
Indiana48%48%2%2%381
Iowa37%54%5%3%184
Kansas48%47%3%2%165
Kentucky56%36%3%5%289
Louisiana49%46%2%3%328
Maine37%56%3%3%108
Maryland38%57%2%4%327
Massachusetts35%54%4%7%251
Michigan42%47%5%7%513
Minnesota43%52%1%3%281
Mississippi44%48%5%3%233
Missouri49%46%2%3%356
Montana66%28%4%3%139
Nebraska47%46%3%5%179
Nevada43%45%3%9%133
New Hampshire37%61%2%< 1%107
New Jersey38%56%2%5%434
New Mexico43%50%3%4%169
New York35%58%2%5%882
North Carolina44%48%3%5%639
North Dakota49%41%3%8%197
Ohio46%49%3%2%673
Oklahoma42%52%2%5%251
Oregon47%47%3%2%174
Pennsylvania47%48%3%2%739
Rhode Island37%59%< 1%3%149
South Carolina45%50%2%3%346
South Dakota52%44%< 1%3%175
Tennessee47%45%3%5%475
Texas41%52%3%4%1,611
Utah51%39%8%2%191
Virginia46%51%2%2%503
Washington35%57%5%4%312
West Virginia58%33%5%4%197
Wisconsin41%54%2%4%279
Wyoming65%28%4%4%166
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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