This survey conducted in the United States in November 2018, shows how different generations of Americans feel about the existence of global climate change. About 56 percent of polled Millennials stated they believe that humans are the main cause of climate change.
Share of U.S. respondents on main cause of climate change as of 2018, by generation*
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Pew Research Center. (January 17, 2019). Share of U.S. respondents on main cause of climate change as of 2018, by generation* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297260/united-states-global-climate-change-public-opinion-generation/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. respondents on main cause of climate change as of 2018, by generation*." Chart. January 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297260/united-states-global-climate-change-public-opinion-generation/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Share of U.S. respondents on main cause of climate change as of 2018, by generation*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297260/united-states-global-climate-change-public-opinion-generation/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Respondents on Main Cause of Climate Change as of 2018, by Generation*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297260/united-states-global-climate-change-public-opinion-generation/
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