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

% of Mainline Protestants 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
California38%57%3%3%452
Florida37%58%2%3%338
Georgia35%62%1%1%146
Illinois40%56%3%2%241
Indiana41%52%4%2%119
Iowa36%60%2%3%102
Maryland48%47%3%1%128
Michigan46%46%4%5%185
Minnesota32%65%< 1%2%172
Missouri32%64%3%1%118
New Jersey23%72%3%2%124
New York34%62%2%1%256
North Carolina32%64%2%3%231
North Dakota45%49%4%2%105
Ohio41%54%3%2%226
Pennsylvania44%51%2%3%344
Tennessee43%52%4%< 1%103
Texas38%55%4%3%391
Virginia34%62%2%2%185
Washington27%73%< 1%< 1%108
Wisconsin42%56%< 1%3%126
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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