Importance of religion in one's life 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 importance of religion

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

Metro areaVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area68%22%5%5%1%189
Boston Metro Area36%38%12%14%< 1%136
Chicago Metro Area55%26%13%6%1%283
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area67%24%6%4%< 1%234
Detroit Metro Area51%31%11%7%1%126
Houston Metro Area67%17%10%6%< 1%186
Los Angeles Metro Area55%26%10%8%1%348
Miami Metro Area67%18%6%8%< 1%160
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area44%28%17%11%< 1%101
New York City Metro Area58%24%8%10%< 1%506
Philadelphia Metro Area53%25%9%13%< 1%213
Phoenix Metro Area57%30%7%6%< 1%166
Pittsburgh Metro Area52%30%9%9%< 1%109
Providence Metro Area61%23%6%9%< 1%100
Riverside, CA Metro Area57%23%9%11%< 1%141
San Diego Metro Area58%27%7%8%< 1%127
San Francisco Metro Area42%26%19%13%< 1%101
St. Louis Metro Area63%24%6%7%< 1%101
Tampa Metro Area59%24%3%14%< 1%109
Washington, DC Metro Area56%25%11%8%< 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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