Income 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 household income

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

Metro areaLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Atlanta Metro Area27%21%29%24%274
Baltimore Metro Area24%18%37%22%133
Boston Metro Area26%17%23%34%297
Chicago Metro Area29%18%30%23%473
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area33%21%28%17%361
Detroit Metro Area37%17%30%16%195
Houston Metro Area29%18%34%19%272
Los Angeles Metro Area34%17%22%27%590
Miami Metro Area36%19%28%17%251
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area20%18%31%31%201
New York City Metro Area28%17%28%26%1,023
Philadelphia Metro Area26%18%30%26%412
Phoenix Metro Area31%17%38%14%200
Pittsburgh Metro Area42%17%23%19%111
Providence Metro Area24%23%36%16%197
Riverside, CA Metro Area40%22%28%11%184
San Diego Metro Area35%10%28%28%158
San Francisco Metro Area21%18%24%36%325
Seattle Metro Area24%21%27%27%219
St. Louis Metro Area28%25%30%18%145
Tampa Metro Area31%25%25%19%164
Washington, DC Metro Area19%16%30%35%594
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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