Generational cohort 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 generational group

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

Metro areaYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Atlanta Metro Area20%14%33%27%5%1%297
Baltimore Metro Area11%16%36%28%8%< 1%149
Boston Metro Area14%17%33%26%8%1%329
Chicago Metro Area16%14%31%27%9%2%529
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area17%19%31%24%7%1%389
Detroit Metro Area10%17%32%33%8%1%211
Houston Metro Area18%18%35%24%4%< 1%297
Los Angeles Metro Area17%17%34%25%7%< 1%654
Miami Metro Area18%11%32%29%8%2%290
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area17%17%32%27%7%< 1%221
New York City Metro Area12%17%32%28%9%2%1,143
Philadelphia Metro Area18%12%28%32%11%< 1%459
Phoenix Metro Area14%22%33%22%9%< 1%217
Pittsburgh Metro Area17%23%14%36%9%1%132
Providence Metro Area10%13%31%34%12%< 1%229
Riverside, CA Metro Area18%15%35%23%8%< 1%208
San Diego Metro Area16%18%31%28%6%1%172
San Francisco Metro Area9%18%29%34%9%2%348
Seattle Metro Area12%17%34%28%8%< 1%237
St. Louis Metro Area12%16%26%32%14%< 1%158
Tampa Metro Area16%12%29%29%14%< 1%185
Washington, DC Metro Area11%22%33%28%7%< 1%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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