Views about environmental regulation among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by views about environmental protection

% of adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services 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
Alabama33%61%2%4%166
Alaska21%72%3%4%108
Arizona23%71%3%3%209
Arkansas32%64%1%3%124
California27%68%1%4%1,638
Colorado16%79%1%4%185
Connecticut25%72%1%2%151
Delaware26%68%2%4%126
District of Columbia21%73%3%3%210
Florida27%68%1%3%830
Georgia30%66%1%2%370
Hawaii19%77%< 1%4%123
Illinois29%69%1%1%514
Indiana29%67%1%3%228
Iowa16%82%2%< 1%110
Kentucky40%55%< 1%5%157
Louisiana38%57%< 1%6%176
Maryland19%78%1%2%301
Massachusetts21%74%2%2%314
Michigan26%69%1%4%354
Minnesota18%79%1%2%196
Mississippi35%59%3%3%115
Missouri32%66%< 1%1%201
Nevada26%67%2%5%104
New Hampshire19%81%< 1%< 1%103
New Jersey28%69%< 1%3%382
New Mexico24%67%4%4%134
New York24%71%1%3%946
North Carolina27%68%2%4%381
Ohio31%65%3%1%363
Oklahoma29%64%< 1%6%121
Oregon22%70%1%6%158
Pennsylvania27%70%1%2%472
Rhode Island19%78%2%1%124
South Carolina33%63%1%3%184
Tennessee31%64%2%3%206
Texas29%65%2%3%1,016
Vermont20%77%< 1%2%134
Virginia22%76%2%< 1%309
Washington17%81%1%2%274
Wisconsin20%78%< 1%2%201
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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