Belief in Heaven among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by belief in heaven

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who …in heaven

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama88%6%5%233
Alaska73%19%8%129
Arizona81%14%5%265
Arkansas80%9%11%141
California76%16%8%1,268
Colorado74%14%12%194
Connecticut78%17%4%105
Florida77%17%6%768
Georgia84%10%6%383
Idaho76%16%8%141
Illinois77%14%9%485
Indiana82%8%10%282
Iowa83%14%2%123
Kansas80%11%8%136
Kentucky90%5%5%210
Louisiana85%10%5%211
Maine69%25%6%101
Maryland80%15%5%199
Massachusetts66%22%12%197
Michigan82%9%9%348
Minnesota75%13%11%192
Mississippi85%9%6%140
Missouri82%14%4%275
Montana78%13%8%171
Nebraska81%12%7%133
Nevada79%14%7%133
New Jersey80%15%5%283
New Mexico75%19%6%121
New York76%16%8%586
North Carolina83%10%7%387
North Dakota78%16%6%156
Ohio81%14%4%464
Oklahoma85%13%2%170
Oregon75%17%8%148
Pennsylvania79%15%6%532
South Carolina83%10%7%205
South Dakota75%13%12%146
Tennessee83%9%8%299
Texas81%13%7%982
Utah91%7%2%132
Virginia82%10%8%329
Washington71%21%8%207
West Virginia88%5%7%158
Wisconsin79%12%9%226
Wyoming80%13%8%177
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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