Views about environmental regulation among adults who attend services weekly or more by views about government aid to the poor (2014) Switch to: Views about government aid to the poor among adults who attend services weekly or more by views about environmental protection

% of adults who attend services weekly or more who say…

Views about government aid to the poorStricter 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
Does more harm than good57%38%2%3%6,636
Does more good than harm30%64%2%4%5,658
Neither/both equally31%47%15%7%559
Don't know33%36%2%28%302
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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