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

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama47%6%40%4%3%237
Alaska19%7%52%16%5%165
Arizona27%13%43%13%3%355
Arkansas46%8%38%7%1%158
California26%15%43%14%2%2,208
Colorado20%20%46%12%2%282
Connecticut17%19%51%12%1%259
Delaware24%12%55%9%< 1%184
District of Columbia26%17%40%13%4%226
Florida26%13%49%9%2%1,147
Georgia40%11%40%8%2%539
Hawaii21%11%56%10%2%208
Idaho28%13%49%8%2%172
Illinois25%14%47%12%1%772
Indiana31%9%46%11%4%339
Iowa33%13%45%5%2%189
Kansas31%14%47%6%2%150
Kentucky31%15%46%7%2%198
Louisiana34%13%43%8%2%227
Maine15%18%54%12%2%185
Maryland29%9%45%14%3%415
Massachusetts14%13%53%18%2%466
Michigan24%10%54%9%3%547
Minnesota20%15%51%10%3%342
Mississippi46%12%31%10%< 1%147
Missouri32%13%43%9%3%337
Montana15%17%52%15%1%130
Nebraska30%12%46%11%1%155
Nevada21%12%53%12%2%162
New Hampshire10%17%59%11%2%207
New Jersey21%13%52%12%2%551
New Mexico31%11%41%11%6%169
New York20%17%50%10%3%1,273
North Carolina37%13%38%11%1%569
North Dakota28%11%48%12%1%160
Ohio28%10%50%9%2%602
Oklahoma35%12%43%9%2%192
Oregon20%19%45%14%2%247
Pennsylvania26%11%48%14%1%776
Rhode Island22%10%56%11%1%203
South Carolina39%11%38%8%5%265
South Dakota27%13%47%11%2%152
Tennessee38%11%41%7%3%318
Texas36%11%40%11%2%1,405
Utah29%9%51%9%2%159
Vermont10%19%54%17%1%213
Virginia32%13%42%10%3%511
Washington21%17%47%13%2%470
West Virginia45%10%42%2%2%130
Wisconsin27%13%48%10%2%344
Wyoming23%15%47%12%4%111
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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