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U.S. adults on importance of climate change issue 2008-2019
How important is the issue of global warming to you personally?*
by T. Wang,
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Sep 9, 2019
This survey represents the opinion of adults in the United States regarding how important they consider the issue of climate change between 2008 and 2019. As of April 2019, some 64 percent of the respondents said that the issue of global warming is extremely/very/somewhat important to them.
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by T. Wang,
last edited
Sep 9, 2019
This survey represents the opinion of adults in the United States regarding how important they consider the issue of climate change between 2008 and 2019. As of April 2019, some 64 percent of the respondents said that the issue of global warming is extremely/very/somewhat important to them.
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- Release date
- June 2019
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- March 29 to April 8, 2019
- Number of respondents
- 1,291 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
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* Original question: "How important is the issue of global warming to you personally?"
Figures for don't know or no response were not included. Number of survey respondents vary by year:
• December 2018: Fielded November 28 – December 11 (N = 1,114)
• March 2018: Fielded March 7 – March 24 (N = 1,278)
• October 2017: Fielded October 20 – November 1 (N = 1,304)
• November 2016: Fielded November 18 – December 1 (N = 1,226)
• October 2015: Fielded September 30 – October 19 (N = 1,330)
• October 2014: Fielded October 17 – 28 (N = 1,275)
• November 2013: Fielded November 23 – December 9 (N = 830)
• September 2012: Fielded August 31 – September 12 (N = 1,061)
• November 2011: Fielded October 20 – November 16 (N = 1,000)
• June 2010: Fielded May 14 – June 1 (N = 1,024)
• November 2008: Fielded October 7 – November 12 (N = 2,164).
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- March 29 to April 8, 2019
- Number of respondents
- 1,291 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
-
* Original question: "How important is the issue of global warming to you personally?"
Figures for don't know or no response were not included. Number of survey respondents vary by year:
• December 2018: Fielded November 28 – December 11 (N = 1,114)
• March 2018: Fielded March 7 – March 24 (N = 1,278)
• October 2017: Fielded October 20 – November 1 (N = 1,304)
• November 2016: Fielded November 18 – December 1 (N = 1,226)
• October 2015: Fielded September 30 – October 19 (N = 1,330)
• October 2014: Fielded October 17 – 28 (N = 1,275)
• November 2013: Fielded November 23 – December 9 (N = 830)
• September 2012: Fielded August 31 – September 12 (N = 1,061)
• November 2011: Fielded October 20 – November 16 (N = 1,000)
• June 2010: Fielded May 14 – June 1 (N = 1,024)
• November 2008: Fielded October 7 – November 12 (N = 2,164).
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