Parent of children under 18 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 parental status

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

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama26%74%235
Alaska32%68%164
Arizona33%67%353
Arkansas29%71%158
California29%71%2,199
Colorado31%69%281
Connecticut26%74%256
Delaware37%63%183
District of Columbia20%80%223
Florida28%72%1,145
Georgia32%68%536
Hawaii27%73%208
Idaho31%69%169
Illinois25%75%771
Indiana32%68%338
Iowa30%70%189
Kansas34%66%150
Kentucky24%76%197
Louisiana29%71%227
Maine28%72%185
Maryland28%72%412
Massachusetts25%75%465
Michigan29%71%544
Minnesota28%72%342
Mississippi31%69%146
Missouri28%72%336
Montana29%71%130
Nebraska35%65%154
Nevada16%84%160
New Hampshire22%78%205
New Jersey32%68%546
New Mexico27%73%168
New York25%75%1,271
North Carolina27%73%567
North Dakota22%78%160
Ohio30%70%600
Oklahoma33%67%192
Oregon28%72%247
Pennsylvania29%71%775
Rhode Island22%78%203
South Carolina28%72%264
South Dakota26%74%152
Tennessee33%67%318
Texas36%64%1,397
Utah31%69%158
Vermont27%73%213
Virginia32%68%509
Washington24%76%469
West Virginia28%72%130
Wisconsin30%70%342
Wyoming30%70%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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