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

% of adults who seldom or never meditate 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
Alabama49%45%4%3%187
Alaska39%54%3%4%147
Arizona38%58%2%2%267
Arkansas46%52%1%1%145
California36%59%3%2%1,565
Colorado37%57%2%4%229
Connecticut31%64%< 1%5%167
Delaware32%57%8%3%148
District of Columbia24%69%3%4%132
Florida38%58%2%3%851
Georgia39%58%1%3%384
Hawaii34%62%< 1%4%127
Idaho45%55%< 1%< 1%129
Illinois37%58%2%2%575
Indiana45%53%1%1%310
Iowa33%62%3%2%178
Kansas46%45%3%6%139
Kentucky46%46%4%4%193
Louisiana41%53%1%6%188
Maine35%61%2%2%152
Maryland32%65%< 1%3%272
Massachusetts32%64%1%3%355
Michigan38%55%3%3%454
Minnesota33%62%2%3%264
Mississippi46%49%3%2%107
Missouri43%54%2%1%302
Montana59%38%1%2%154
Nebraska42%52%2%4%136
Nevada46%46%3%5%134
New Hampshire31%68%1%< 1%140
New Jersey32%64%1%4%421
New Mexico41%56%2%1%118
New York33%62%3%3%873
North Carolina38%58%2%2%386
North Dakota49%48%2%2%181
Ohio42%54%2%1%481
Oklahoma44%52%3%1%147
Oregon36%58%1%5%180
Pennsylvania38%58%2%2%602
Rhode Island20%72%5%3%133
South Carolina42%53%3%2%188
South Dakota48%51%1%< 1%143
Tennessee44%48%5%3%243
Texas40%56%2%3%993
Utah42%53%3%2%106
Vermont31%66%1%2%164
Virginia42%53%3%1%358
Washington28%68%3%2%322
West Virginia60%37%1%3%143
Wisconsin36%59%2%3%319
Wyoming54%41%3%3%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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