Job Protection Trumping Environmental Protection

A recent survey by Moore Information shows that a cooling economy has led to a shift in voter opinion regarding jobs and environmental protection.

Specifically, voters today are more likely to say they are concerned with protecting jobs (51%) than protecting the environment (39%). The remaining 10% have no opinion. … this sentiment has reversed from a year ago.

Here’s the question:

On issues involving jobs and the environment, are you more concerned about protecting jobs, or more concerned about protecting the environment?

In 2007, environmental protection won out, 49-40.

As they say, read the whole thing. It’s short, just two pages with some interesting subgroup tables.