Views about environmental regulation among adults who attend services seldom or never by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who attend services seldom or never by views about environmental protection

% of adults who attend services seldom or never who say…

StateStricter 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
Alaska37%57%4%2%117
Arizona37%57%2%4%219
California28%66%3%3%1,375
Colorado30%63%2%5%188
Connecticut31%63%1%6%130
Delaware23%69%2%6%100
District of Columbia26%74%< 1%< 1%112
Florida33%62%2%3%601
Georgia32%64%2%3%210
Hawaii19%74%1%7%121
Idaho39%58%4%< 1%110
Illinois32%63%3%2%394
Indiana41%56%2%1%180
Kentucky38%55%3%4%113
Maine27%70%3%< 1%136
Maryland24%71%1%4%207
Massachusetts28%67%1%4%300
Michigan32%62%3%3%286
Minnesota24%70%4%2%145
Missouri38%60%1%1%175
Montana46%48%2%4%118
Nevada29%64%4%3%114
New Hampshire22%74%2%2%142
New Jersey25%72%2%1%241
New Mexico34%63%< 1%3%105
New York26%69%2%2%680
North Carolina33%61%2%4%237
Ohio37%58%2%3%307
Oregon26%66%3%5%179
Pennsylvania32%64%2%2%375
South Carolina31%65%5%< 1%100
Tennessee41%54%2%4%138
Texas35%57%3%5%586
Vermont21%75%1%3%142
Virginia33%62%4%1%209
Washington20%75%3%2%268
Wisconsin31%65%2%2%175
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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