
OCTOBER 1989
Public attitudes about stricter environmental regulations:
The Public
If the Result Is: Opposes: Supports:
Higher product costs 36% 56%
Higher taxes 51 42
Difficulty for U.S. companies in competing 53 39
Elimination of some jobs 61 31
More U.S. dependency on foreign oil 67 24
Source: Based on interviews with 1,021 adults by The Opinion Research Corp., Princeton, N.J., May 1989.
Oct 1, 1989