Views about environmental regulation among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by views about environmental protection

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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
Alabama53%39%2%6%270
Arizona57%40%1%3%176
Arkansas53%42%3%2%149
California47%46%3%4%865
Colorado53%41%2%4%124
Florida52%43%1%4%580
Georgia47%48%1%3%377
Idaho66%30%< 1%4%112
Illinois52%44%1%3%386
Indiana61%35%1%2%234
Iowa47%47%5%1%122
Kansas57%33%6%5%112
Kentucky64%30%1%5%206
Louisiana51%43%4%2%175
Maryland46%51%1%1%164
Michigan51%40%3%6%307
Minnesota50%42%1%7%178
Mississippi53%41%4%2%168
Missouri55%39%3%3%231
Montana81%16%2%1%107
Nebraska52%39%2%7%107
New Jersey51%43%2%4%194
New York44%49%2%4%419
North Carolina50%43%3%4%364
North Dakota55%38%3%3%132
Ohio58%36%4%3%375
Oklahoma54%42%2%2%178
Oregon58%36%4%2%109
Pennsylvania56%41%1%2%401
South Carolina53%43%1%3%206
South Dakota65%33%1%1%104
Tennessee52%40%3%5%350
Texas48%46%2%4%962
Utah55%35%9%1%126
Virginia54%40%4%2%288
Washington42%49%4%4%182
West Virginia58%34%4%3%142
Wisconsin56%39%3%2%188
Wyoming75%21%3%1%126
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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