Views about environmental regulation among adults who meditate at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who meditate at least once a week by views about environmental protection

% of adults who meditate at least once a week 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
Alabama46%45%2%7%264
Alaska43%53%1%3%111
Arizona41%49%3%6%302
Arkansas50%45%3%2%130
California33%59%2%5%1,559
Colorado30%62%2%6%199
Connecticut36%63%1%< 1%140
Delaware30%62%2%6%111
District of Columbia22%73%2%3%129
Florida39%56%2%3%897
Georgia37%58%2%3%452
Hawaii22%71%1%6%140
Idaho46%49%1%4%141
Illinois37%59%3%2%573
Indiana44%50%3%3%266
Iowa41%54%3%2%114
Kansas34%56%5%5%121
Kentucky52%42%3%3%185
Louisiana49%47%3%1%221
Maine29%63%4%4%105
Maryland32%62%2%4%271
Massachusetts29%61%5%6%234
Michigan38%50%4%8%400
Minnesota41%53%2%4%221
Mississippi45%46%6%3%158
Missouri46%49%3%3%251
Montana55%37%7%1%107
Nebraska42%50%3%5%128
Nevada38%54%4%4%130
New Hampshire33%62%4%1%107
New Jersey32%61%3%4%333
New Mexico41%51%4%4%144
New York29%65%2%4%778
North Carolina41%51%3%5%497
North Dakota38%47%5%9%114
Ohio43%51%3%3%487
Oklahoma41%51%3%6%204
Oregon39%56%3%1%168
Pennsylvania43%51%3%3%567
Rhode Island35%62%1%1%133
South Carolina45%51%2%3%252
South Dakota41%54%1%4%118
Tennessee44%50%2%4%334
Texas38%55%3%4%1,204
Utah45%44%9%2%149
Virginia38%57%2%2%364
Washington28%64%3%5%297
West Virginia53%35%7%5%121
Wisconsin38%59%2%1%190
Wyoming55%36%4%5%140
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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