Metro area among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by metro area

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

Sources of guidance on right and wrongAtlanta Metro AreaBaltimore Metro AreaBoston Metro AreaChicago Metro AreaDallas/Fort Worth Metro AreaDetroit Metro AreaHouston Metro AreaLos Angeles Metro AreaMiami Metro AreaMinneapolis/St. Paul Metro AreaNew York City Metro AreaPhiladelphia Metro AreaPhoenix Metro AreaPittsburgh Metro AreaProvidence Metro AreaRiverside, CA Metro AreaSan Diego Metro AreaSan Francisco Metro AreaSeattle Metro AreaSt. Louis Metro AreaTampa Metro AreaWashington, DC Metro AreaSample size
Religion6%2%3%7%8%2%5%9%4%3%13%5%3%1%2%4%2%3%2%2%2%10%1,856
Philosophy/reason3%2%3%8%4%2%3%9%4%3%19%6%3%1%2%2%3%5%4%2%2%7%1,185
Common sense4%2%5%7%5%3%3%9%4%3%16%6%3%2%4%2%2%4%3%2%3%7%3,410
Science3%2%7%6%4%3%4%11%4%2%12%8%3%2%3%2%2%5%4%1%2%11%992
Don't know4%3%4%6%5%2%1%7%1%4%19%2%2%1%2%3%2%8%3%3%3%13%203
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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