Views about government aid to the poor among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost who say government aid to the poor…

Metro areaDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area32%61%5%2%301
Baltimore Metro Area26%67%6%1%152
Boston Metro Area23%74%2%1%337
Chicago Metro Area30%66%3%1%541
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area38%56%4%3%396
Detroit Metro Area38%60%2%< 1%215
Houston Metro Area43%52%4%1%303
Los Angeles Metro Area28%68%3%1%669
Miami Metro Area30%64%4%2%302
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area23%71%6%< 1%225
New York City Metro Area29%65%4%1%1,177
Philadelphia Metro Area32%64%2%2%464
Phoenix Metro Area41%55%4%< 1%219
Pittsburgh Metro Area38%58%5%< 1%133
Providence Metro Area33%63%1%3%233
Riverside, CA Metro Area39%57%3%1%210
San Diego Metro Area30%65%3%1%173
San Francisco Metro Area15%79%5%2%358
Seattle Metro Area25%71%2%2%238
St. Louis Metro Area33%61%4%2%160
Tampa Metro Area34%61%4%1%190
Washington, DC Metro Area24%71%3%3%650
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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