Views about environmental regulation among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by views about environmental protection

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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
Alabama50%42%3%5%419
Alaska52%41%2%6%167
Arizona47%45%3%5%412
Arkansas49%46%3%2%234
California39%53%3%4%1,965
Colorado45%49%2%3%270
Connecticut38%59%1%2%192
Delaware36%53%4%7%183
District of Columbia30%63%3%4%155
Florida43%52%2%3%1,285
Georgia40%56%2%3%713
Hawaii29%63%1%7%181
Idaho49%47%< 1%3%208
Illinois42%53%3%2%818
Indiana50%47%1%2%425
Iowa38%56%4%3%219
Kansas43%49%5%3%206
Kentucky53%41%3%4%329
Louisiana46%48%2%4%342
Maine38%56%3%3%154
Maryland35%60%2%3%388
Massachusetts35%57%3%5%282
Michigan44%48%3%5%624
Minnesota42%52%2%5%340
Mississippi45%47%5%3%254
Missouri46%49%2%3%444
Montana70%27%3%1%192
Nebraska45%46%3%5%213
Nevada46%46%3%5%177
New Hampshire36%60%3%1%132
New Jersey35%60%1%4%500
New Mexico45%47%3%4%188
New York36%59%2%3%1,060
North Carolina42%50%3%5%732
North Dakota50%43%2%5%229
Ohio46%49%3%3%771
Oklahoma45%49%2%4%289
Oregon46%49%3%3%218
Pennsylvania47%48%3%2%865
Rhode Island37%58%2%3%180
South Carolina47%49%1%4%376
South Dakota52%45%1%2%213
Tennessee47%46%3%4%524
Texas40%53%3%3%1,774
Utah52%40%6%2%202
Vermont39%55%2%4%121
Virginia46%50%3%1%555
Washington33%58%4%5%382
West Virginia55%37%4%4%234
Wisconsin44%51%2%2%349
Wyoming61%33%4%2%219
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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