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On the whole, do you think it should or should not be the government's responsibility to impose strict laws to make industry do less damage to the environment? PLEASE CHECK ONLY ONE BOX ONE EACH LINE.
Government responsibility for strict laws on industry pollution · Asked in 3 waves, 1996–2016 · 4,240 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
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 | Definitely should be | Probably should be | Probably should not be | Definitely should not be | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 1,390 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,518 |
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 1,332 |
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.
| 51% |
| 40% |
| 7% |
| 3% |
| 1390 |
| ±3 |
| Northeast | 54% | 39% | 5% | 1% | 224 | ±8 |
| Midwest | 47% | 43% | 8% | 3% | 335 | ±7 |
| South | 53% | 37% | 7% | 3% | 514 | ±5 |
| West | 48% | 43% | 7% | 2% | 317 | ±7 |
General Social Survey 2016 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). 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.