Views about size of government 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 size of government

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

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama70%26%2%1%233
Alaska76%21%1%2%129
Arizona77%22%< 1%1%265
Arkansas70%28%< 1%2%141
California58%38%2%2%1,268
Colorado79%17%1%3%194
Connecticut65%33%< 1%2%105
Florida63%32%2%3%768
Georgia62%34%1%2%383
Idaho83%13%3%1%141
Illinois63%33%2%2%485
Indiana71%24%2%4%282
Iowa83%17%< 1%< 1%123
Kansas79%18%2%1%136
Kentucky64%32%2%2%210
Louisiana60%36%1%3%211
Maine79%15%2%4%101
Maryland67%27%< 1%6%199
Massachusetts66%31%1%2%197
Michigan72%25%2%1%348
Minnesota78%18%< 1%4%192
Mississippi65%32%1%2%140
Missouri74%24%1%1%275
Montana86%12%< 1%2%171
Nebraska81%17%1%2%133
Nevada72%24%3%1%133
New Jersey54%43%2%1%283
New Mexico65%31%1%3%121
New York56%42%1%1%586
North Carolina67%29%2%3%387
North Dakota80%18%< 1%1%156
Ohio72%25%1%2%464
Oklahoma68%24%3%5%170
Oregon72%23%2%3%148
Pennsylvania70%26%1%4%532
South Carolina65%30%1%5%205
South Dakota82%15%2%1%146
Tennessee70%25%1%4%299
Texas62%35%2%1%982
Utah81%17%1%1%132
Virginia76%22%< 1%2%329
Washington74%23%< 1%2%207
West Virginia69%24%2%5%158
Wisconsin78%19%2%1%226
Wyoming87%9%1%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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