Views about environmental regulation among who believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Heaven by views about environmental protection

% of who believe in Heaven who say…

StateStricter 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
Alabama49%42%3%6%428
Alaska50%44%3%4%176
Arizona45%49%2%4%448
Arkansas45%51%3%2%258
California40%53%3%4%2,213
Colorado46%48%2%4%291
Connecticut36%61%1%2%237
Delaware34%56%4%6%224
District of Columbia29%63%3%5%181
Florida42%53%2%3%1,367
Georgia40%55%2%3%747
Hawaii28%67%< 1%6%186
Idaho48%49%< 1%3%221
Illinois40%56%2%2%929
Indiana47%51%1%2%496
Iowa39%56%3%2%241
Kansas42%52%1%4%231
Kentucky53%40%3%4%355
Louisiana46%49%3%3%367
Maine38%58%2%2%177
Maryland37%60%1%2%416
Massachusetts38%55%2%5%368
Michigan42%50%4%4%707
Minnesota37%58%2%3%411
Mississippi43%49%5%3%269
Missouri45%50%2%3%489
Montana62%33%2%2%204
Nebraska43%49%3%6%242
Nevada48%46%1%5%202
New Hampshire35%64%1%1%164
New Jersey35%60%1%4%606
New Mexico43%50%2%5%199
New York35%61%2%3%1,249
North Carolina41%52%3%4%774
North Dakota46%47%3%4%267
Ohio44%51%3%2%862
Oklahoma45%50%2%3%310
Oregon46%48%4%2%229
Pennsylvania44%52%2%2%977
Rhode Island34%63%1%2%207
South Carolina45%50%2%3%386
South Dakota47%50%1%2%233
Tennessee46%47%3%4%531
Texas40%54%2%3%1,918
Utah49%44%6%1%238
Vermont42%54%1%3%155
Virginia41%55%3%1%622
Washington33%60%3%3%419
West Virginia58%35%3%3%251
Wisconsin42%55%1%2%423
Wyoming60%33%4%3%236
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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