Turning off lights when they are not needed is the most frequent personal action that surveyed U.S. adults practiced as of August 2019, as 89 percent of the respondents stated that they did it always or often. Over half of the surveyed population stated that they hardly ever or never used public transportation, car sharing, biking or walking.
Frequency that adult respondents perform activities to reduce emissions and save energy in the United States as of August 2019*
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AP. (September 27, 2019). Frequency that adult respondents perform activities to reduce emissions and save energy in the United States as of August 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058483/actions-reduce-emissions-save-energy-us-adults/
AP. "Frequency that adult respondents perform activities to reduce emissions and save energy in the United States as of August 2019*." Chart. September 27, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058483/actions-reduce-emissions-save-energy-us-adults/
AP. (2019). Frequency that adult respondents perform activities to reduce emissions and save energy in the United States as of August 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058483/actions-reduce-emissions-save-energy-us-adults/
AP. "Frequency That Adult Respondents Perform Activities to Reduce Emissions and save Energy in The United States as of August 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058483/actions-reduce-emissions-save-energy-us-adults/
AP, Frequency that adult respondents perform activities to reduce emissions and save energy in the United States as of August 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058483/actions-reduce-emissions-save-energy-us-adults/ (last visited December 05, 2023)
Frequency that adult respondents perform activities to reduce emissions and save energy in the United States as of August 2019* [Graph], AP, September 27, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058483/actions-reduce-emissions-save-energy-us-adults/