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

% of adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups 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
Alabama44%46%6%4%190
Alaska34%61%3%2%211
Arizona35%59%2%4%388
Arkansas49%50%2%< 1%129
California30%64%2%3%2,338
Colorado34%60%2%4%319
Connecticut33%63%1%4%265
Delaware26%66%3%5%181
District of Columbia22%74%1%3%197
Florida35%61%2%3%1,213
Georgia32%65%1%2%455
Hawaii27%71%< 1%2%192
Idaho41%56%2%1%171
Illinois33%63%2%2%823
Indiana40%56%1%3%344
Iowa33%64%2%1%202
Kansas39%51%5%5%163
Kentucky38%55%4%3%209
Louisiana38%54%3%5%212
Maine30%65%2%3%239
Maryland27%69%1%3%398
Massachusetts31%65%1%3%542
Michigan35%59%4%3%589
Minnesota30%66%2%2%346
Mississippi41%51%5%3%100
Missouri40%56%2%2%369
Montana50%46%2%2%198
Nebraska37%53%3%7%169
Nevada37%57%3%4%198
New Hampshire25%71%2%1%219
New Jersey29%65%2%3%559
New Mexico34%62%2%2%190
New York29%66%2%3%1,319
North Carolina32%63%2%3%497
North Dakota45%49%2%5%210
Ohio39%56%2%3%643
Oklahoma34%57%4%4%178
Oregon32%60%2%5%272
Pennsylvania37%59%2%2%845
Rhode Island21%71%4%4%213
South Carolina38%55%4%3%209
South Dakota46%51%1%3%182
Tennessee42%54%3%2%257
Texas36%57%3%4%1,244
Utah24%71%3%2%122
Vermont26%71%1%2%241
Virginia33%63%3%1%484
Washington23%73%2%2%446
West Virginia52%40%2%6%145
Wisconsin35%60%2%3%387
Wyoming47%45%4%5%183
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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