Public perception on climate change adverse health effects U.S. 2022

According to a survey in January 2022, around 56 percent of adults in the United States stated that they believe that climate change is currently harming the health of Americans either a great deal or a moderate amount. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults in the United States who believe that climate change is causing adverse health effects.

Percentage of adults in the United States who believe that climate change is causing adverse health effects as of 2022

Characteristic	A great deal	A moderate amount	Only a little	Not at all	Not sure
Your own health	30%	26%	17%	21%	7%
The health of people in your household	24%	29%	19%	21%	7%
The health of Americans	29%	31%	19%	15%	7%
The health of people worldwide	35%	31%	14%	12%	8%

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Release date

2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January 2022

Number of respondents

around 1,000

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "How much, if at all, do you think climate change is currently harming..."
Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.

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