Racial and ethnic composition 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 race/ethnicity

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

Metro areaWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Atlanta Metro Area47%34%1%12%7%297
Baltimore Metro Area59%33%3%2%3%150
Boston Metro Area77%7%3%6%8%331
Chicago Metro Area58%17%5%18%2%533
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area53%16%3%23%5%394
Detroit Metro Area69%23%< 1%4%5%213
Houston Metro Area42%16%5%33%4%298
Los Angeles Metro Area34%8%17%39%2%665
Miami Metro Area34%17%< 1%45%4%297
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area79%8%3%6%4%221
New York City Metro Area52%16%10%20%2%1,152
Philadelphia Metro Area67%22%3%5%4%452
Phoenix Metro Area60%6%5%28%1%215
Pittsburgh Metro Area83%11%2%2%2%132
Providence Metro Area89%3%< 1%6%2%231
Riverside, CA Metro Area37%7%9%45%3%208
San Diego Metro Area54%4%12%25%5%170
San Francisco Metro Area51%9%19%17%4%353
Seattle Metro Area70%7%10%8%5%234
St. Louis Metro Area79%15%2%2%1%159
Tampa Metro Area72%10%3%14%2%190
Washington, DC Metro Area48%26%8%13%5%647
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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