Sources of guidance on right and wrong 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 sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Metro areaReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area35%11%42%10%2%301
Baltimore Metro Area26%12%47%11%3%152
Boston Metro Area16%11%51%20%2%337
Chicago Metro Area25%15%46%12%2%541
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area38%10%41%9%2%396
Detroit Metro Area21%9%55%12%2%215
Houston Metro Area33%12%41%14%1%303
Los Angeles Metro Area24%14%44%16%2%669
Miami Metro Area24%14%49%13%1%302
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area23%16%47%9%3%225
New York City Metro Area21%18%49%10%3%1,177
Philadelphia Metro Area21%15%46%18%1%464
Phoenix Metro Area28%16%41%13%2%219
Pittsburgh Metro Area17%10%56%16%1%133
Providence Metro Area17%9%62%11%1%233
Riverside, CA Metro Area38%12%36%12%2%210
San Diego Metro Area28%22%36%12%2%173
San Francisco Metro Area17%17%45%16%4%358
Seattle Metro Area14%20%47%16%2%238
St. Louis Metro Area28%13%50%6%4%160
Tampa Metro Area20%14%54%9%3%190
Washington, DC Metro Area29%12%38%17%3%650
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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