Belief in Hell 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 belief in hell

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

Metro areaBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area58%35%6%301
Baltimore Metro Area40%52%7%152
Boston Metro Area32%56%13%337
Chicago Metro Area50%42%8%541
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area61%32%8%396
Detroit Metro Area56%37%7%215
Houston Metro Area60%32%8%303
Los Angeles Metro Area46%46%8%669
Miami Metro Area47%43%10%302
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area49%43%8%225
New York City Metro Area44%49%7%1,177
Philadelphia Metro Area43%48%9%464
Phoenix Metro Area47%46%7%219
Pittsburgh Metro Area48%41%11%133
Providence Metro Area37%55%8%233
Riverside, CA Metro Area59%37%5%210
San Diego Metro Area41%49%10%173
San Francisco Metro Area33%60%7%358
Seattle Metro Area27%64%8%238
St. Louis Metro Area54%39%7%160
Tampa Metro Area47%41%12%190
Washington, DC Metro Area49%44%7%650
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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