Views about environmental regulation among adults who attend services weekly or more by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who attend services weekly or more by views about environmental protection

% of adults who attend services weekly or more 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
Alabama50%42%2%6%279
Arizona48%43%4%4%238
Arkansas50%45%4%1%144
California41%52%3%5%1,126
Colorado45%49%2%4%155
Connecticut32%66%< 1%1%111
Delaware47%43%5%5%110
Florida43%51%2%4%733
Georgia40%54%3%4%429
Idaho49%47%< 1%4%123
Illinois43%53%2%2%507
Indiana49%47%2%3%269
Iowa37%54%6%3%131
Kansas41%50%4%5%126
Kentucky61%33%2%3%197
Louisiana47%47%3%3%223
Maryland42%54%< 1%3%222
Massachusetts31%57%5%7%172
Michigan45%42%6%7%367
Minnesota42%52%1%5%218
Mississippi49%44%5%2%162
Missouri46%48%3%3%253
Montana64%31%5%< 1%108
Nebraska46%45%1%8%135
New Jersey37%56%1%6%315
New Mexico44%50%3%3%118
New York34%58%3%5%612
North Carolina43%47%4%6%441
North Dakota54%38%3%4%128
Ohio47%47%3%2%470
Oklahoma44%49%2%4%172
Oregon51%43%3%3%118
Pennsylvania48%48%3%2%513
Rhode Island34%62%2%2%108
South Carolina50%47%1%2%242
South Dakota53%45%1%1%122
Tennessee46%46%4%5%364
Texas43%51%3%4%1,096
Utah53%36%9%2%175
Virginia47%49%2%2%393
Washington37%56%5%3%218
West Virginia58%36%4%2%146
Wisconsin44%51%1%4%189
Wyoming61%33%2%3%118
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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