Views about environmental regulation among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by views about environmental protection

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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 Area29%67%2%3%305
Baltimore Metro Area25%72%1%2%168
Boston Metro Area27%68%2%3%399
Chicago Metro Area29%67%3%1%607
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area27%71%1%1%372
Detroit Metro Area30%66%1%4%220
Houston Metro Area31%66%2%1%282
Los Angeles Metro Area27%69%1%2%782
Miami Metro Area27%69%2%2%328
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area27%69%3%1%236
New York City Metro Area24%71%2%3%1,298
Philadelphia Metro Area28%69%2%1%535
Phoenix Metro Area33%66%< 1%1%257
Pittsburgh Metro Area32%68%< 1%< 1%170
Providence Metro Area25%69%3%4%265
Riverside, CA Metro Area36%60%1%3%233
San Diego Metro Area31%62%3%4%220
San Francisco Metro Area24%72%2%2%403
Seattle Metro Area20%76%1%2%264
St. Louis Metro Area32%66%2%< 1%175
Tampa Metro Area29%65%2%4%222
Washington, DC Metro Area23%73%1%2%675
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