Educational distribution among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by educational group

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost who have completed…

StateHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Alabama45%26%17%11%235
Alaska29%39%18%14%165
Arizona35%38%15%12%354
Arkansas49%29%14%8%158
California35%32%19%14%2,194
Colorado25%35%23%18%280
Connecticut33%28%21%19%256
Delaware40%31%14%15%184
District of Columbia23%19%30%28%223
Florida39%33%16%12%1,140
Georgia40%33%15%12%535
Hawaii36%30%22%13%207
Idaho36%34%19%11%171
Illinois35%31%20%14%766
Indiana40%34%16%9%338
Iowa36%36%18%10%189
Kansas38%33%19%11%150
Kentucky41%34%12%13%196
Louisiana44%32%17%7%226
Maine41%29%21%9%184
Maryland33%28%19%20%412
Massachusetts25%28%25%21%465
Michigan34%35%18%12%543
Minnesota27%36%25%13%342
Mississippi43%33%18%6%147
Missouri38%32%18%11%337
Montana36%31%23%11%130
Nebraska29%40%21%10%154
Nevada37%39%14%10%162
New Hampshire32%29%23%16%205
New Jersey32%27%21%20%548
New Mexico41%29%20%10%168
New York36%27%21%16%1,265
North Carolina33%37%16%14%567
North Dakota35%33%21%11%160
Ohio38%33%18%11%599
Oklahoma41%38%13%8%192
Oregon24%39%24%13%246
Pennsylvania39%28%19%14%775
Rhode Island38%28%21%14%200
South Carolina42%30%16%12%265
South Dakota36%33%19%12%152
Tennessee42%32%14%12%317
Texas39%34%17%10%1,398
Utah30%38%20%12%159
Vermont29%33%22%16%212
Virginia33%29%21%17%510
Washington30%35%22%13%468
West Virginia45%30%17%8%126
Wisconsin36%34%20%10%342
Wyoming35%37%20%8%110
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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