Views about environmental regulation among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by views about environmental protection

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services 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
Alabama58%34%3%5%314
Alaska56%39%2%2%183
Arizona53%43%1%2%410
Arkansas60%36%3%1%172
California45%49%3%3%1,784
Colorado57%38%2%3%278
Connecticut41%58%< 1%2%196
Delaware42%50%4%4%146
Florida51%45%2%2%1,035
Georgia46%50%1%3%528
Hawaii36%61%< 1%3%160
Idaho57%40%2%1%209
Illinois46%50%2%2%721
Indiana55%42%2%1%383
Iowa50%43%5%2%201
Kansas50%44%4%2%204
Kentucky57%39%2%1%245
Louisiana49%46%3%2%262
Maine44%52%2%2%180
Maryland44%52%1%2%298
Massachusetts44%51%1%4%325
Michigan48%45%4%4%545
Minnesota47%48%2%3%331
Mississippi52%41%6%1%178
Missouri53%42%2%2%402
Montana72%24%1%3%215
Nebraska50%45%2%4%202
Nevada51%41%3%4%194
New Hampshire39%59%2%< 1%180
New Jersey38%58%2%2%437
New Mexico57%41%1%1%153
New York41%55%2%1%882
North Carolina50%45%3%3%559
North Dakota55%39%2%3%233
Ohio52%43%3%2%682
Oklahoma48%48%3%1%240
Oregon50%45%4%2%228
Pennsylvania50%47%2%1%793
Rhode Island42%52%1%6%155
South Carolina52%44%2%2%271
South Dakota57%42%1%< 1%212
Tennessee55%40%3%3%407
Texas50%46%2%2%1,330
Utah52%40%6%2%222
Vermont37%61%< 1%1%143
Virginia52%44%3%2%516
Washington39%54%4%3%386
West Virginia65%28%5%2%188
Wisconsin48%47%2%2%369
Wyoming66%29%3%2%230
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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