Parent of children under 18 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 parental status

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

Metro areaParentsNon-parentsSample size
Atlanta Metro Area28%72%299
Baltimore Metro Area28%72%150
Boston Metro Area24%76%337
Chicago Metro Area27%73%540
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area37%63%395
Detroit Metro Area33%67%214
Houston Metro Area34%66%302
Los Angeles Metro Area29%71%666
Miami Metro Area32%68%302
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area27%73%225
New York City Metro Area29%71%1,172
Philadelphia Metro Area26%74%463
Phoenix Metro Area33%67%218
Pittsburgh Metro Area31%69%133
Providence Metro Area24%76%233
Riverside, CA Metro Area42%58%210
San Diego Metro Area27%73%173
San Francisco Metro Area26%74%355
Seattle Metro Area24%76%238
St. Louis Metro Area23%77%160
Tampa Metro Area21%79%190
Washington, DC Metro Area29%71%649
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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