This statistic illustrates the agreement with statements relating to how the government should deal with nuclear waste in the United States as of January 2018. During the survey, some 90.3 percent agreed with the statement that the government should review and consider innovative alternative approaches to disposing of nuclear waste.
Share of U.S. adults who agreed with select statements on how government should deal with nuclear waste as of January 2018*
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GfK. (March 1, 2018). Share of U.S. adults who agreed with select statements on how government should deal with nuclear waste as of January 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/826362/us-adults-who-agreed-with-select-statements-on-nuclear-waste/
GfK. "Share of U.S. adults who agreed with select statements on how government should deal with nuclear waste as of January 2018*." Chart. March 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/826362/us-adults-who-agreed-with-select-statements-on-nuclear-waste/
GfK. (2018). Share of U.S. adults who agreed with select statements on how government should deal with nuclear waste as of January 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/826362/us-adults-who-agreed-with-select-statements-on-nuclear-waste/
GfK. "Share of U.S. Adults Who Agreed with Select Statements on How Government Should Deal with Nuclear Waste as of January 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/826362/us-adults-who-agreed-with-select-statements-on-nuclear-waste/
GfK, Share of U.S. adults who agreed with select statements on how government should deal with nuclear waste as of January 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/826362/us-adults-who-agreed-with-select-statements-on-nuclear-waste/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Share of U.S. adults who agreed with select statements on how government should deal with nuclear waste as of January 2018* [Graph], GfK, March 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/826362/us-adults-who-agreed-with-select-statements-on-nuclear-waste/