Views about environmental regulation among who believe in Heaven by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who believe in Heaven by views about environmental protection

% of who believe in Heaven who say…

Metro areaStricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economyStricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the costNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area38%59%1%3%385
Baltimore Metro Area40%55%1%3%160
Boston Metro Area36%56%3%5%244
Chicago Metro Area39%58%2%1%576
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area36%59%3%2%498
Detroit Metro Area41%53%1%5%266
Houston Metro Area42%55%1%2%366
Los Angeles Metro Area36%58%2%3%648
Miami Metro Area37%59%2%2%314
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area31%64%3%2%240
New York City Metro Area33%61%2%4%1,122
Philadelphia Metro Area33%61%3%3%479
Phoenix Metro Area49%48%< 1%3%277
Pittsburgh Metro Area41%54%< 1%5%190
Providence Metro Area37%59%1%3%237
Riverside, CA Metro Area40%53%2%5%268
San Diego Metro Area45%45%5%5%205
San Francisco Metro Area30%64%3%2%208
Seattle Metro Area31%63%3%3%173
St. Louis Metro Area42%55%1%2%199
Tampa Metro Area38%53%2%7%218
Washington, DC Metro Area30%65%2%2%561
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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