This statistic shows the share of U.S. adults who believe that climate scientists understand very well that climate change is occurring as of May 2016, by political view. During the survey, some 68 percent of the surveyed liberal Democrats said that scientists understand that climate change is occurring.
Share of adults who say scientists understand that climate change is occurring in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation*
* Includes independents and other non-partisans who “lean” towards a certain the party. Respondents who do not lean toward a political party and other responses on each question are not shown.
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Pew Research Center. (October 4, 2016). Share of adults who say scientists understand that climate change is occurring in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/654673/us-adults-who-say-scientists-understand-that-climate-change-is-occurring/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who say scientists understand that climate change is occurring in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation*." Chart. October 4, 2016. Statista. Accessed October 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654673/us-adults-who-say-scientists-understand-that-climate-change-is-occurring/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Share of adults who say scientists understand that climate change is occurring in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654673/us-adults-who-say-scientists-understand-that-climate-change-is-occurring/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Say Scientists Understand That Climate Change Is Occurring in The United States as of May 2016, by Political Affiliation*." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654673/us-adults-who-say-scientists-understand-that-climate-change-is-occurring/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults who say scientists understand that climate change is occurring in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654673/us-adults-who-say-scientists-understand-that-climate-change-is-occurring/ (last visited October 03, 2024)
Share of adults who say scientists understand that climate change is occurring in the United States as of May 2016, by political affiliation* [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 4, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/654673/us-adults-who-say-scientists-understand-that-climate-change-is-occurring/
