Views about environmental regulation among adults with a household income of $100,000 or more by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults with a household income of $100,000 or more by views about environmental protection

% of adults with a household income of $100,000 or more 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%2%1%141
Boston Metro Area20%77%1%2%160
Chicago Metro Area29%67%4%1%205
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area40%56%4%< 1%149
Houston Metro Area45%53%1%1%135
Los Angeles Metro Area29%69%2%1%285
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area29%64%4%3%103
New York City Metro Area26%71%2%1%477
Philadelphia Metro Area23%74%3%< 1%182
San Francisco Metro Area18%79%3%< 1%171
Washington, DC Metro Area24%72%2%2%370
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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