Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost by frequency feeling a sense of wonder about the universe

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama42%14%12%30%1%237
Alaska51%14%16%19%1%165
Arizona53%12%11%24%1%355
Arkansas47%14%9%30%< 1%158
California49%15%15%19%2%2,208
Colorado52%16%13%18%< 1%282
Connecticut43%21%14%20%1%259
Delaware39%22%12%25%2%184
District of Columbia45%14%18%22%2%226
Florida46%17%13%22%1%1,147
Georgia43%17%12%26%2%539
Hawaii45%17%14%22%2%208
Idaho49%13%11%27%< 1%172
Illinois46%17%15%22%2%772
Indiana45%14%14%27%< 1%339
Iowa40%17%20%22%1%189
Kansas41%18%18%22%< 1%150
Kentucky44%15%11%29%2%198
Louisiana46%14%14%25%1%227
Maine41%15%17%25%1%185
Maryland42%14%15%28%1%415
Massachusetts46%17%16%21%1%466
Michigan42%20%14%24%1%547
Minnesota42%20%11%27%1%342
Mississippi46%12%14%27%1%147
Missouri44%21%8%25%2%337
Montana50%20%12%18%< 1%130
Nebraska40%18%12%28%1%155
Nevada54%16%14%15%1%162
New Hampshire43%23%8%26%< 1%207
New Jersey45%15%15%24%< 1%551
New Mexico53%16%4%26%< 1%169
New York47%16%14%21%1%1,273
North Carolina44%19%13%23%< 1%569
North Dakota42%13%15%30%< 1%160
Ohio43%18%14%23%2%602
Oklahoma44%13%14%28%< 1%192
Oregon54%16%13%18%< 1%247
Pennsylvania45%20%14%20%< 1%776
Rhode Island39%20%16%24%1%203
South Carolina46%14%15%23%2%265
South Dakota51%15%9%25%< 1%152
Tennessee52%15%10%21%1%318
Texas50%16%11%21%1%1,405
Utah47%25%14%13%1%159
Vermont50%18%14%18%< 1%213
Virginia46%19%15%20%1%511
Washington48%19%14%19%< 1%470
West Virginia48%15%9%27%< 1%130
Wisconsin36%22%15%26%1%344
Wyoming49%12%10%28%1%111
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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