Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe 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 frequency feeling a sense of wonder about the universe

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who feel a sense of wonder about the universe…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama40%13%9%36%3%233
Alaska46%10%14%27%2%129
Arizona52%17%10%19%2%265
Arkansas41%19%12%25%2%141
California44%15%14%27%1%1,268
Colorado41%19%15%23%2%194
Connecticut39%14%10%37%1%105
Florida47%11%11%28%2%768
Georgia50%15%8%25%1%383
Idaho42%15%13%30%< 1%141
Illinois40%12%15%31%2%485
Indiana42%18%11%28%1%282
Iowa40%15%15%29%2%123
Kansas40%19%11%26%3%136
Kentucky41%12%11%34%2%210
Louisiana40%14%15%28%3%211
Maine36%15%7%41%1%101
Maryland45%10%17%28%1%199
Massachusetts43%12%13%31%1%197
Michigan39%15%12%31%3%348
Minnesota45%15%16%23%< 1%192
Mississippi44%11%9%36%< 1%140
Missouri43%14%13%29%2%275
Montana46%10%15%28%1%171
Nebraska42%18%12%26%2%133
Nevada50%21%12%17%< 1%133
New Jersey36%17%15%30%2%283
New Mexico46%11%15%20%8%121
New York48%13%12%26%1%586
North Carolina47%16%13%23%2%387
North Dakota41%11%17%30%1%156
Ohio44%16%11%28%< 1%464
Oklahoma45%14%10%30%1%170
Oregon51%18%10%20%< 1%148
Pennsylvania42%18%10%29%1%532
South Carolina49%14%8%28%1%205
South Dakota42%17%8%34%< 1%146
Tennessee42%18%8%28%4%299
Texas45%17%13%24%2%982
Utah47%28%10%15%< 1%132
Virginia53%10%11%24%2%329
Washington50%11%13%25%2%207
West Virginia44%19%8%28%1%158
Wisconsin39%18%17%23%2%226
Wyoming43%19%7%29%1%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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