Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy
16%
40%
22%
22%
7,320
Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost
20%
35%
21%
25%
9,339
Neither/both equally
15%
36%
23%
26%
478
Don't know
17%
36%
21%
26%
377
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.