Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

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

Metro areaThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area56%43%< 1%1%189
Boston Metro Area37%59%3%< 1%136
Chicago Metro Area36%62%2%< 1%283
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area50%48%1%1%234
Detroit Metro Area47%51%1%2%126
Houston Metro Area43%56%1%< 1%186
Los Angeles Metro Area37%61%< 1%2%348
Miami Metro Area40%57%2%1%160
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area41%57%2%< 1%101
New York City Metro Area32%66%1%1%506
Philadelphia Metro Area44%55%< 1%1%213
Phoenix Metro Area36%52%2%10%166
Pittsburgh Metro Area47%51%2%< 1%109
Providence Metro Area41%58%1%1%100
Riverside, CA Metro Area40%60%< 1%< 1%141
San Diego Metro Area35%63%< 1%1%127
San Francisco Metro Area39%60%< 1%1%101
St. Louis Metro Area39%59%1%< 1%101
Tampa Metro Area46%53%< 1%< 1%109
Washington, DC Metro Area41%58%1%< 1%225
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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