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% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm 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
Alabama28%62%3%8%214
Alaska29%69%1%1%150
Arizona25%71%2%1%287
Arkansas37%60%1%3%138
California24%72%1%3%2,042
Colorado22%73%1%4%250
Connecticut22%75%1%2%210
Delaware24%68%4%4%160
District of Columbia18%78%1%4%227
Florida26%70%1%3%952
Georgia27%71%2%1%449
Hawaii22%72%1%6%171
Idaho24%72%1%3%148
Illinois25%72%2%2%687
Indiana24%72%2%2%269
Iowa19%77%2%2%156
Kansas32%63%1%5%136
Kentucky38%57%3%2%183
Louisiana36%59%1%4%197
Maine15%81%1%3%160
Maryland16%80%2%2%357
Massachusetts16%80%1%2%419
Michigan30%64%2%4%494
Minnesota17%80%2%1%303
Mississippi31%61%4%5%132
Missouri33%62%2%3%300
Montana30%68%2%1%130
Nebraska27%64%2%7%146
Nevada30%64%2%4%155
New Hampshire19%79%1%1%175
New Jersey25%71%1%4%470
New Mexico20%75%3%3%161
New York22%74%1%3%1,083
North Carolina27%68%2%3%509
North Dakota25%65%2%8%137
Ohio32%64%3%2%543
Oklahoma31%64%2%2%174
Oregon19%75%2%4%242
Pennsylvania27%69%2%2%631
Rhode Island20%77%2%1%173
South Carolina35%61%1%2%234
South Dakota31%65%1%4%129
Tennessee32%63%1%3%282
Texas28%66%2%3%1,137
Utah26%69%5%1%141
Vermont14%85%< 1%1%189
Virginia25%73%2%< 1%412
Washington17%79%2%2%400
West Virginia40%52%3%5%145
Wisconsin20%76%1%3%275
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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