Views about environmental regulation among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by views about environmental protection

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong 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%45%3%3%180
Alaska36%60%2%2%146
Arizona42%53%2%3%286
Arkansas50%48%2%1%114
California36%59%2%3%1,596
Colorado34%60%2%4%209
Connecticut35%61%1%4%197
Delaware28%62%4%6%141
District of Columbia24%68%5%4%118
Florida36%59%2%3%933
Georgia35%63%1%2%360
Hawaii25%70%< 1%5%158
Idaho47%51%2%1%150
Illinois37%59%2%2%596
Indiana41%54%3%1%282
Iowa40%57%2%1%148
Kansas37%52%5%6%139
Kentucky44%48%3%5%175
Louisiana41%54%2%4%172
Maine36%58%2%4%167
Maryland34%64%1%1%282
Massachusetts35%59%1%5%366
Michigan35%59%3%4%447
Minnesota36%61%2%1%261
Missouri44%53%2%2%267
Montana55%44%1%1%138
Nebraska37%52%3%7%134
Nevada38%55%3%5%162
New Hampshire29%69%2%< 1%168
New Jersey29%67%2%2%421
New Mexico30%64%3%3%115
New York31%65%2%2%935
North Carolina44%51%3%2%391
North Dakota49%45%2%4%160
Ohio41%56%2%2%527
Oklahoma42%49%3%5%163
Oregon37%55%2%5%185
Pennsylvania37%59%1%2%590
Rhode Island19%76%1%4%156
South Carolina42%52%4%2%177
South Dakota49%50%1%< 1%140
Tennessee46%49%4%1%231
Texas37%57%2%4%953
Utah32%63%3%2%119
Vermont30%69%< 1%1%162
Virginia38%58%3%1%350
Washington26%70%2%2%308
West Virginia56%39%< 1%4%125
Wisconsin35%62%1%2%267
Wyoming50%42%4%4%125
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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