Parent of children under 18 among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by parental status

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are…

Metro areaParentsNon-parentsSample size
Atlanta Metro Area40%60%188
Boston Metro Area28%72%135
Chicago Metro Area27%73%283
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area36%64%234
Detroit Metro Area30%70%126
Houston Metro Area34%66%184
Los Angeles Metro Area29%71%346
Miami Metro Area38%62%157
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area35%65%101
New York City Metro Area24%76%502
Philadelphia Metro Area26%74%212
Phoenix Metro Area23%77%165
Pittsburgh Metro Area16%84%109
Providence Metro Area30%70%100
Riverside, CA Metro Area30%70%141
San Diego Metro Area24%76%126
San Francisco Metro Area32%68%101
St. Louis Metro Area27%73%100
Tampa Metro Area25%75%108
Washington, DC Metro Area30%70%225
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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