Views about homosexuality among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by views about homosexuality

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama36%59%5%1%233
Alaska50%43%5%2%129
Arizona49%37%6%8%265
Arkansas43%53%3%1%141
California58%34%5%4%1,268
Colorado54%34%6%7%194
Connecticut65%32%1%2%105
Florida52%38%4%5%768
Georgia44%48%4%4%383
Idaho39%48%9%4%141
Illinois50%41%4%5%485
Indiana42%51%4%3%282
Iowa45%48%4%3%123
Kansas44%47%7%2%136
Kentucky34%59%5%2%210
Louisiana47%42%5%7%211
Maine52%40%1%7%101
Maryland52%40%7%1%199
Massachusetts75%20%3%3%197
Michigan49%42%8%2%348
Minnesota50%46%2%2%192
Mississippi32%65%2%< 1%140
Missouri45%46%4%5%275
Montana47%44%2%7%171
Nebraska46%45%7%3%133
Nevada58%37%2%2%133
New Jersey57%36%3%4%283
New Mexico41%47%6%6%121
New York58%33%5%4%586
North Carolina42%47%7%4%387
North Dakota52%43%5%1%156
Ohio48%44%5%3%464
Oklahoma41%52%1%5%170
Oregon52%40%5%4%148
Pennsylvania51%42%4%3%532
South Carolina42%51%4%3%205
South Dakota46%48%3%4%146
Tennessee34%62%2%2%299
Texas46%46%5%3%982
Utah50%46%2%3%132
Virginia45%48%5%2%329
Washington54%40%3%3%207
West Virginia42%50%4%4%158
Wisconsin51%45%1%3%226
Wyoming41%53%2%4%177
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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