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Some people think we need much tougher government regulations on business in order to protect the environment. (Suppose these people are at one end of a scale, at point 1.) Other think that current regulations to protect the environment are already too much of a burden on business. (Suppose these people are at the other end of the scale, at point 7.) And, of course, some other people have opinions somewhere in between, at points 2,3,4,5 or 6. Where would you place yourself on this scale, or haven’t you thought much about this? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)
Environmental regulation versus burden on business · Asked in 5 waves, 1996–2024 · 17,555 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dropped as not asked: -1 'Inapplicable (unlisted code)'. Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): 0 in 2000. Kept and flagged: 0 (no_answer), 9 (dk). Codebook notes: 2000 NOTE: This variable represents 7-point scale data from interviews conducted face-to-face. Respondents interviewed by telephone were asked a branching series and are not represented here.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Much tougher regulations to protet the environment |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
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| ANES 2024 Time Series Study Source variable: V241258. | 2024-08-03 to 2025-02-17 | mixed | 5,521 | 5,276 |
| ANES 2020 Time Series Study Source variable: V201262. | 2020-08-18 to 2021-01-04 | mixed | 8,280 | 8,280 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study Source variable: V000771. | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 1,004 |
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study Source variable: V980497. | 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 | mixed | 1,281 | 1,281 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V960537. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,714 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
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| All respondents | 29% | 16% | 15% | 17% | 9% | 6% | 8% | 5276 | ±2 | |
| Less than high school | 25% | 14% | 9% | 28% | 10% | 5% | 9% | 270 | ±8 | |
| High school | 24% | 13% | 16% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 11% | 1298 | ±4 | |
| Some college | 29% | 14% | 15% | 18% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 1252 | ±4 | |
| Bachelor's | 32% | 17% | 15% | 15% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 1328 | ±4 | |
| Postgraduate | 33% | 21% | 18% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 4% | 1049 | ±4 |
ANES 2024 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ (face-to-face samples: contiguous 48 states and DC; web samples: 50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.