Views about environmental regulation among parents by state (2014) Switch to: State among parents by views about environmental protection

% of parents who say…

StateStricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economyStricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the costNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama56%41%1%2%125
Arizona31%65%1%3%141
California35%59%2%5%868
Colorado39%57%2%2%150
Florida37%60%1%2%434
Georgia40%59%1%1%248
Illinois40%56%4%1%300
Indiana39%59%1%< 1%152
Kentucky53%42%4%1%106
Louisiana49%45%3%4%128
Maryland28%69%2%1%156
Massachusetts33%62%1%4%163
Michigan37%55%5%3%221
Minnesota35%61%< 1%3%140
Missouri47%48%3%2%168
New Jersey24%68%1%6%222
New York30%65%2%3%402
North Carolina40%53%4%3%228
Ohio42%52%3%3%272
Pennsylvania37%58%2%3%291
South Carolina45%50%3%3%117
Tennessee45%48%4%3%156
Texas37%58%3%3%754
Virginia31%64%2%2%228
Washington33%62%2%3%157
Wisconsin39%60%1%1%145
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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