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

% of adults who seldom or never pray 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 Area24%73%< 1%2%100
Boston Metro Area25%70%1%4%198
Chicago Metro Area27%69%2%1%218
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area34%62%2%2%106
Houston Metro Area32%65%2%< 1%100
Los Angeles Metro Area23%75%1%1%300
Miami Metro Area24%74%1%1%111
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area27%62%6%5%103
New York City Metro Area23%72%2%3%532
Philadelphia Metro Area27%69%1%3%194
Phoenix Metro Area29%70%2%< 1%104
San Francisco Metro Area27%69%3%2%220
Seattle Metro Area20%78%< 1%2%127
Washington, DC Metro Area21%74%2%3%268
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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