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% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good 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
Alabama60%34%3%3%262
Alaska56%37%3%3%135
Arizona57%41%< 1%2%325
Arkansas57%39%4%< 1%155
California51%43%3%4%1,423
Colorado56%39%2%3%227
Connecticut48%50%< 1%3%147
Delaware44%44%5%7%121
Florida52%44%2%2%953
Georgia51%45%1%3%460
Hawaii32%66%< 1%1%123
Idaho63%35%2%< 1%150
Illinois54%42%2%2%566
Indiana58%39%2%1%343
Iowa53%41%5%1%158
Kansas50%41%6%3%154
Kentucky57%36%3%3%216
Louisiana53%44%2%1%235
Maine55%42%2%< 1%125
Maryland54%43%1%2%254
Massachusetts53%41%2%3%248
Michigan49%45%3%3%425
Minnesota57%37%2%3%231
Mississippi57%39%3%< 1%157
Missouri56%42%2%1%312
Montana75%21%1%3%171
Nebraska51%44%2%4%156
Nevada54%39%3%4%143
New Hampshire48%50%2%< 1%108
New Jersey41%53%3%2%362
New Mexico64%35%< 1%1%131
New York44%52%2%2%748
North Carolina54%42%2%3%451
North Dakota62%35%2%1%179
Ohio54%42%2%2%526
Oklahoma52%43%2%2%190
Oregon63%31%1%5%158
Pennsylvania53%44%2%1%640
Rhode Island43%49%4%3%116
South Carolina54%40%3%3%227
South Dakota62%38%< 1%< 1%164
Tennessee59%36%2%2%339
Texas49%47%2%2%1,231
Utah56%36%6%2%164
Virginia53%44%2%2%412
Washington45%49%3%3%276
West Virginia72%24%2%2%144
Wisconsin53%44%2%1%299
Wyoming70%25%3%2%195
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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