Views about environmental regulation among baby Boomers by state (2014) Switch to: State among baby Boomers by views about environmental protection

% of baby Boomers 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
Alabama46%47%4%3%206
Alaska40%54%5%1%115
Arizona48%47%2%3%240
Arkansas44%54%< 1%2%120
California36%58%3%4%1,305
Colorado41%52%2%4%171
Connecticut34%61%1%4%133
Delaware30%62%3%6%116
Florida42%52%2%3%757
Georgia42%54%2%2%342
Hawaii26%66%1%7%141
Idaho41%57%1%1%126
Illinois41%55%2%2%470
Indiana49%48%2%1%250
Iowa45%51%1%2%138
Kansas44%50%1%5%120
Kentucky60%35%2%4%167
Louisiana55%39%2%5%165
Maine37%57%4%2%131
Maryland37%60%1%2%242
Massachusetts41%55%2%2%241
Michigan41%50%4%5%392
Minnesota40%54%1%5%213
Mississippi52%41%5%2%106
Missouri40%56%3%1%244
Montana63%32%1%4%109
Nebraska53%43%< 1%4%105
Nevada41%53%4%2%119
New Hampshire31%65%1%3%113
New Jersey35%59%2%4%327
New Mexico48%45%1%6%141
New York33%63%2%2%722
North Carolina41%52%3%5%409
North Dakota55%38%3%5%126
Ohio46%49%2%2%457
Oklahoma47%48%2%2%152
Oregon40%57%< 1%2%159
Pennsylvania41%55%2%2%526
Rhode Island25%71%3%2%131
South Carolina49%47%2%2%186
South Dakota52%48%< 1%< 1%109
Tennessee44%52%2%3%278
Texas46%49%3%2%843
Utah40%53%5%1%110
Vermont27%70%1%1%114
Virginia44%54%1%< 1%319
Washington32%63%3%2%265
West Virginia50%41%6%2%127
Wisconsin42%54%1%3%230
Wyoming65%30%4%1%129
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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