Parent of children under 18 among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by parental status

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama33%67%232
Alaska31%69%129
Arizona21%79%264
Arkansas39%61%141
California30%70%1,263
Colorado32%68%193
Connecticut19%81%105
Florida25%75%763
Georgia33%67%382
Idaho33%67%141
Illinois29%71%485
Indiana25%75%281
Iowa32%68%123
Kansas34%66%134
Kentucky28%72%210
Louisiana37%63%209
Maine22%78%101
Maryland23%77%199
Massachusetts27%73%196
Michigan28%72%348
Minnesota28%72%192
Mississippi29%71%140
Missouri34%66%272
Montana18%82%170
Nebraska28%72%133
Nevada36%64%133
New Jersey23%77%281
New Mexico30%70%121
New York25%75%582
North Carolina30%70%385
North Dakota32%68%156
Ohio30%70%461
Oklahoma21%79%170
Oregon31%69%148
Pennsylvania25%75%528
South Carolina30%70%205
South Dakota26%74%146
Tennessee33%67%298
Texas34%66%978
Utah36%64%131
Virginia24%76%327
Washington29%71%207
West Virginia25%75%158
Wisconsin30%70%225
Wyoming34%66%176
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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