Views about environmental regulation among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by views about environmental protection

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men 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 Area19%77%4%< 1%146
Boston Metro Area26%71%1%2%270
Chicago Metro Area27%69%3%1%353
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area21%75%2%2%179
Detroit Metro Area29%66%1%4%124
Houston Metro Area34%64%1%1%171
Los Angeles Metro Area22%76%1%1%463
Miami Metro Area22%76%1%1%182
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area26%69%1%4%147
New York City Metro Area21%76%2%1%771
Philadelphia Metro Area25%72%1%1%306
Phoenix Metro Area28%70%2%< 1%136
Providence Metro Area21%73%1%5%158
Riverside, CA Metro Area36%64%< 1%< 1%115
San Diego Metro Area32%61%3%4%141
San Francisco Metro Area19%78%3%< 1%302
Seattle Metro Area15%81%3%1%171
Tampa Metro Area21%70%1%7%123
Washington, DC Metro Area20%76%2%3%416
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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