Belief in Hell 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 belief in hell

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

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama77%18%5%233
Alaska70%24%6%129
Arizona65%28%8%265
Arkansas77%14%9%141
California63%28%9%1,268
Colorado62%28%10%194
Connecticut53%35%11%105
Florida67%27%6%768
Georgia74%18%8%383
Idaho64%30%6%141
Illinois66%24%10%485
Indiana75%17%8%282
Iowa66%28%7%123
Kansas73%19%8%136
Kentucky85%12%3%210
Louisiana72%18%9%211
Maine56%32%12%101
Maryland65%25%10%199
Massachusetts46%45%10%197
Michigan69%24%7%348
Minnesota59%28%13%192
Mississippi78%18%4%140
Missouri71%21%7%275
Montana58%35%7%171
Nebraska70%23%7%133
Nevada59%30%11%133
New Jersey61%32%7%283
New Mexico56%32%13%121
New York62%28%10%586
North Carolina76%20%4%387
North Dakota66%30%4%156
Ohio68%25%6%464
Oklahoma68%25%7%170
Oregon57%36%7%148
Pennsylvania66%28%6%532
South Carolina76%16%8%205
South Dakota66%22%12%146
Tennessee83%11%5%299
Texas71%22%7%982
Utah55%42%3%132
Virginia70%21%9%329
Washington58%31%11%207
West Virginia81%13%6%158
Wisconsin65%25%10%226
Wyoming70%25%6%177
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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