This survey shows the opinion of U.S. Americans towards the use of nuclear energy in the U.S. from 2001 to 2012. In the poll from March 2012, about 46 percent of the respondents are in favor of using nuclear energy as one of the ways to provide electricity.
Overall, do you favor or oppose the use of nuclear energy as one of the ways to provide electricity for the U.S.?
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Gallup. (March 26, 2012). Overall, do you favor or oppose the use of nuclear energy as one of the ways to provide electricity for the U.S.? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/221420/public-opinion-on-the-use-of-nuclear-energy-in-the-us/
Gallup. "Overall, do you favor or oppose the use of nuclear energy as one of the ways to provide electricity for the U.S.?." Chart. March 26, 2012. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221420/public-opinion-on-the-use-of-nuclear-energy-in-the-us/
Gallup. (2012). Overall, do you favor or oppose the use of nuclear energy as one of the ways to provide electricity for the U.S.?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221420/public-opinion-on-the-use-of-nuclear-energy-in-the-us/
Gallup. "Overall, Do You Favor or Oppose The Use of Nuclear Energy as One of The Ways to Provide Electricity for The U.S.?." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221420/public-opinion-on-the-use-of-nuclear-energy-in-the-us/
Gallup, Overall, do you favor or oppose the use of nuclear energy as one of the ways to provide electricity for the U.S.? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221420/public-opinion-on-the-use-of-nuclear-energy-in-the-us/ (last visited June 06, 2023)
Overall, do you favor or oppose the use of nuclear energy as one of the ways to provide electricity for the U.S.? [Graph], Gallup, March 26, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/221420/public-opinion-on-the-use-of-nuclear-energy-in-the-us/