Views about environmental regulation among adults who seldom or never meditate by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who seldom or never meditate by views about environmental protection

% of adults who seldom or never meditate who say…

Metro areaStricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economyStricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the costNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area35%61%1%3%210
Baltimore Metro Area31%66%< 1%3%118
Boston Metro Area31%64%1%4%255
Chicago Metro Area37%60%2%2%381
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area36%61%1%2%259
Detroit Metro Area40%54%1%5%173
Houston Metro Area37%62%1%1%210
Los Angeles Metro Area34%62%3%1%458
Miami Metro Area33%63%3%1%174
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area30%63%3%4%173
New York City Metro Area31%63%3%3%783
Philadelphia Metro Area31%64%3%3%340
Phoenix Metro Area41%57%1%1%169
Pittsburgh Metro Area33%66%< 1%< 1%115
Providence Metro Area24%70%3%3%159
Riverside, CA Metro Area47%50%1%2%163
San Diego Metro Area41%52%3%4%126
San Francisco Metro Area30%66%4%< 1%216
Seattle Metro Area26%70%2%2%176
St. Louis Metro Area35%62%1%2%122
Tampa Metro Area29%64%1%6%149
Washington, DC Metro Area33%63%2%2%387
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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