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

% of whites 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
Alabama50%42%4%4%346
Alaska42%54%2%2%226
Arizona44%51%2%3%463
Arkansas49%46%3%2%229
California36%59%3%2%2,098
Colorado38%56%2%4%383
Connecticut33%63%< 1%4%286
Delaware34%57%4%5%217
District of Columbia13%81%2%4%124
Florida40%55%2%3%1,311
Georgia41%54%1%3%576
Hawaii26%71%1%1%141
Idaho46%51%< 1%2%280
Illinois37%58%3%2%975
Indiana45%52%2%1%532
Iowa36%58%3%2%304
Kansas40%52%5%3%255
Kentucky50%44%3%3%362
Louisiana47%49%3%2%289
Maine33%62%3%2%281
Maryland36%60%2%2%379
Massachusetts30%65%1%4%559
Michigan39%54%4%4%755
Minnesota35%59%2%3%483
Mississippi49%43%5%2%187
Missouri44%52%3%2%516
Montana58%39%2%2%278
Nebraska41%52%2%5%253
Nevada44%51%4%1%200
New Hampshire30%67%2%1%275
New Jersey32%63%2%3%605
New Mexico43%52%1%4%168
New York31%64%2%2%1,319
North Carolina38%56%3%3%712
North Dakota48%44%3%5%307
Ohio44%52%2%2%913
Oklahoma44%51%3%2%277
Oregon38%57%3%2%338
Pennsylvania41%55%2%2%1,124
Rhode Island25%70%1%4%258
South Carolina44%51%2%3%341
South Dakota50%48%1%< 1%268
Tennessee44%50%3%3%526
Texas41%53%3%3%1,379
Utah40%51%7%2%274
Vermont26%70%1%2%293
Virginia43%53%2%2%632
Washington30%65%3%3%542
West Virginia56%37%3%4%272
Wisconsin37%59%2%2%512
Wyoming58%35%3%3%277
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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