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

% of who believe in Hell 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 Area40%57%1%3%321
Baltimore Metro Area43%56%1%1%113
Boston Metro Area35%58%4%3%156
Chicago Metro Area41%56%2%1%428
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area38%58%2%1%415
Detroit Metro Area42%53%1%4%213
Houston Metro Area44%53%1%1%305
Los Angeles Metro Area38%57%2%3%488
Miami Metro Area41%54%2%3%236
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area35%61%2%1%175
New York City Metro Area36%58%2%4%806
Philadelphia Metro Area37%57%3%3%342
Phoenix Metro Area50%46%< 1%4%200
Pittsburgh Metro Area48%48%< 1%4%139
Providence Metro Area40%56%< 1%4%157
Riverside, CA Metro Area40%55%2%4%215
San Diego Metro Area50%39%5%5%151
San Francisco Metro Area35%59%3%3%142
Seattle Metro Area37%56%3%3%122
St. Louis Metro Area46%50%1%3%156
Tampa Metro Area38%54%2%6%169
Washington, DC Metro Area32%64%3%2%411
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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