Opinion on climate change worsening inequality in Latin America

More than eight out of ten Latin Americans believed that climate change was going to worsen poverty and inequality in their country, according to a survey conducted in November 2019. Amongt 18 countries surveyed in the region, 82 percent of respondents either agreed or strongly agreed with this statement, while less than ten percent strongly disagreed.

Public opinion on climate change worsening poverty and inequality in Latin America as of November 2019

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Release date

December 2019

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Region

LAC

Survey time period

November 14 to 18, 2019

Number of respondents

7,232 respondents across 18 Latin American countries

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The original question posed was: "Por favor indique cuán de acuerdo está usted con las siguientes afirmaciones: El cambio climático empeorará la pobreza y la desigualdad en mi país". ("Please indicate your level of agreement with the following affimartion: climate change will worsen poverty and inequality in my country", in a free translation from Spanish).

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