Views about size of government 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 size of government

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost who would rather have…

Metro areaSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area43%50%4%3%301
Baltimore Metro Area41%52%2%5%152
Boston Metro Area36%55%4%5%337
Chicago Metro Area41%53%3%3%541
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area42%52%3%3%396
Detroit Metro Area43%52%3%2%215
Houston Metro Area44%49%4%3%303
Los Angeles Metro Area34%57%4%5%669
Miami Metro Area29%63%4%4%302
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area49%45%5%1%225
New York City Metro Area34%60%2%4%1,177
Philadelphia Metro Area43%51%2%4%464
Phoenix Metro Area44%52%3%1%219
Pittsburgh Metro Area50%47%2%1%133
Providence Metro Area41%52%2%5%233
Riverside, CA Metro Area41%53%4%2%210
San Diego Metro Area43%49%6%1%173
San Francisco Metro Area27%62%7%3%358
Seattle Metro Area39%52%6%3%238
St. Louis Metro Area41%53%3%3%160
Tampa Metro Area44%47%4%5%190
Washington, DC Metro Area32%63%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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