Age distribution among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by age group

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost who are ages…

Metro area18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Atlanta Metro Area27%40%25%8%297
Baltimore Metro Area20%44%25%11%149
Boston Metro Area24%40%22%13%329
Chicago Metro Area24%37%24%15%529
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area28%40%22%10%389
Detroit Metro Area20%39%29%12%211
Houston Metro Area27%45%20%8%297
Los Angeles Metro Area26%41%22%11%654
Miami Metro Area24%38%23%15%290
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area25%41%22%13%221
New York City Metro Area22%39%25%15%1,143
Philadelphia Metro Area25%33%27%16%459
Phoenix Metro Area27%42%18%13%217
Pittsburgh Metro Area29%25%26%20%132
Providence Metro Area21%33%26%20%229
Riverside, CA Metro Area26%42%19%13%208
San Diego Metro Area25%40%25%10%172
San Francisco Metro Area19%37%28%16%348
Seattle Metro Area23%40%25%11%237
St. Louis Metro Area17%36%28%18%158
Tampa Metro Area23%33%22%21%185
Washington, DC Metro Area22%43%24%11%638
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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