Views about human evolution 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 human evolution

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

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama21%22%1%51%5%233
Alaska21%27%3%45%4%129
Arizona23%26%4%45%2%265
Arkansas16%30%1%52%2%141
California32%23%2%39%4%1,268
Colorado23%26%2%44%4%194
Connecticut25%32%3%37%3%105
Florida24%27%2%42%4%768
Georgia18%26%2%50%5%383
Idaho15%32%2%45%5%141
Illinois28%26%1%40%4%485
Indiana18%27%5%46%4%282
Iowa23%25%6%42%5%123
Kansas21%25%2%47%5%136
Kentucky16%26%1%53%4%210
Louisiana20%26%3%45%6%211
Maine39%22%4%30%5%101
Maryland27%29%5%34%5%199
Massachusetts35%31%3%26%5%197
Michigan26%21%4%47%2%348
Minnesota16%23%6%50%6%192
Mississippi12%19%2%63%4%140
Missouri23%28%4%43%3%275
Montana28%19%3%46%4%171
Nebraska17%33%5%40%6%133
Nevada29%22%5%40%4%133
New Jersey29%24%3%39%5%283
New Mexico17%25%7%50%1%121
New York29%25%5%39%3%586
North Carolina18%29%2%47%4%387
North Dakota23%30%1%41%5%156
Ohio20%27%5%44%4%464
Oklahoma15%26%2%48%9%170
Oregon22%28%3%39%8%148
Pennsylvania24%23%3%47%3%532
South Carolina16%27%< 1%51%5%205
South Dakota20%26%2%49%3%146
Tennessee13%20%3%56%8%299
Texas22%25%3%46%4%982
Utah13%28%2%55%2%132
Virginia15%28%2%49%5%329
Washington26%25%7%39%4%207
West Virginia18%22%3%53%3%158
Wisconsin23%25%2%42%9%226
Wyoming23%24%5%46%2%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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