Gender composition 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 gender

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

StateMenWomenSample size
Alabama41%59%237
Alaska47%53%165
Arizona48%52%355
Arkansas43%57%158
California49%51%2,208
Colorado44%56%282
Connecticut46%54%259
Delaware45%55%184
District of Columbia46%54%226
Florida46%54%1,147
Georgia48%52%539
Hawaii49%51%208
Idaho44%56%172
Illinois49%51%772
Indiana45%55%339
Iowa46%54%189
Kansas46%54%150
Kentucky49%51%198
Louisiana44%56%227
Maine42%58%185
Maryland43%57%415
Massachusetts47%53%466
Michigan47%53%547
Minnesota45%55%342
Mississippi43%57%147
Missouri45%55%337
Montana43%57%130
Nebraska38%62%155
Nevada47%53%162
New Hampshire47%53%207
New Jersey45%55%551
New Mexico42%58%169
New York46%54%1,273
North Carolina45%55%569
North Dakota49%51%160
Ohio44%56%602
Oklahoma41%59%192
Oregon50%50%247
Pennsylvania42%58%776
Rhode Island44%56%203
South Carolina45%55%265
South Dakota39%61%152
Tennessee39%61%318
Texas47%53%1,405
Utah46%54%159
Vermont50%50%213
Virginia45%55%511
Washington48%52%470
West Virginia36%64%130
Wisconsin46%54%344
Wyoming47%53%111
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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