Immigrant status among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by immigrant status

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

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Alabama5%4%91%235
Alaska7%5%87%161
Arizona15%12%73%353
Arkansas5%4%91%157
California33%17%50%2,176
Colorado14%9%78%279
Connecticut16%16%68%254
Delaware15%6%80%182
District of Columbia14%10%76%220
Florida24%15%61%1,131
Georgia8%7%86%530
Hawaii21%16%63%204
Idaho8%3%88%171
Illinois12%14%74%764
Indiana6%5%89%339
Iowa6%5%89%189
Kansas7%6%87%149
Kentucky4%< 1%96%197
Louisiana3%4%93%226
Maine2%10%88%184
Maryland13%8%79%405
Massachusetts16%17%68%461
Michigan8%7%85%542
Minnesota6%6%88%341
Mississippi1%1%98%144
Missouri5%5%90%331
Montana1%6%93%129
Nebraska9%4%87%152
Nevada24%12%64%161
New Hampshire5%12%83%205
New Jersey22%15%63%540
New Mexico20%9%71%166
New York24%18%59%1,249
North Carolina9%5%86%564
North Dakota3%6%92%158
Ohio5%9%86%598
Oklahoma8%3%89%192
Oregon5%11%84%246
Pennsylvania7%8%85%771
Rhode Island8%15%77%201
South Carolina5%4%92%264
South Dakota3%4%92%150
Tennessee5%5%89%317
Texas22%12%66%1,386
Utah7%7%86%158
Vermont2%14%84%211
Virginia15%9%76%504
Washington12%11%78%463
West Virginia2%4%94%127
Wisconsin6%7%86%339
Wyoming3%11%86%109
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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