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

% of adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups 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 Area27%70%1%2%257
Baltimore Metro Area26%70%1%3%159
Boston Metro Area29%68%1%2%380
Chicago Metro Area34%62%3%1%568
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area32%64%2%2%320
Detroit Metro Area34%59%1%6%223
Houston Metro Area36%61%2%1%260
Los Angeles Metro Area27%69%2%2%669
Miami Metro Area27%68%2%2%281
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area27%67%3%3%224
New York City Metro Area27%68%2%3%1,165
Philadelphia Metro Area30%65%3%3%473
Phoenix Metro Area37%60%1%3%242
Pittsburgh Metro Area38%59%< 1%3%172
Providence Metro Area25%69%3%3%248
Riverside, CA Metro Area34%58%3%4%205
San Diego Metro Area38%57%1%4%199
San Francisco Metro Area24%73%2%1%365
Seattle Metro Area20%77%2%1%224
St. Louis Metro Area33%64%1%2%180
Tampa Metro Area32%61%1%7%202
Washington, DC Metro Area26%70%2%2%589
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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