Views about environmental regulation among adults who say humans always existed in present form by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans always existed in present form by views about environmental protection

% of adults who say humans always existed in present form 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%41%3%7%240
Arizona53%42%1%4%213
Arkansas53%40%4%2%143
California45%47%3%4%962
Colorado54%42%2%1%150
Florida47%49%2%2%651
Georgia47%49%2%2%376
Idaho56%41%< 1%2%118
Illinois49%46%2%2%389
Indiana53%45%1%1%242
Iowa49%42%6%3%101
Kansas51%39%3%8%123
Kentucky60%35%2%3%195
Louisiana50%41%4%4%173
Maryland39%55%4%2%163
Massachusetts44%50%2%4%117
Michigan50%43%3%4%335
Minnesota52%43%1%4%182
Mississippi52%39%5%3%165
Missouri49%49%2%< 1%235
Montana78%19%3%1%105
Nebraska51%44%1%3%100
New Jersey42%51%3%4%242
New York40%55%2%3%535
North Carolina50%42%4%4%357
North Dakota52%41%3%4%125
Ohio51%45%2%2%397
Oklahoma48%50%2%< 1%165
Oregon52%37%6%4%111
Pennsylvania53%42%3%2%464
South Carolina50%45%2%3%214
South Dakota56%40%1%3%119
Tennessee51%41%4%5%317
Texas46%49%2%3%959
Utah60%29%9%2%117
Virginia54%43%2%1%284
Washington38%53%3%5%190
West Virginia60%36%3%1%142
Wisconsin49%46%1%3%190
Wyoming72%22%2%4%106
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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