*** 927491 gallup poll social series - environment ***
the gallup organization, inc.
princeton, new jersey - march 2010
q.21 Next, thinking about the issue of global warming, how well do you feel you understand this issue?
base: total respondents
party id marital respondent
=================================== status children phone type
total total ========== under 18 income II ===========
rep- inde- rep/ ind dem/ employed not =========== ================= cell
ubl- pen- demo- lean no lean =========== mar- mar- $75k $30k- < land- phone
total ican dent crat rep lean dem yes no ried ried yes no + 74999 $30k line only
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total 1014 283 402 308 454 94 444 515 495 553 445 260 754 328 360 236 856 158
respondents
weighted base 1013 292 394 305 442 95 456 525 484 509 490 326 688 290 359 281 804 209
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
understand global warming
_________________________
Very well 267 88 114 62 143 25 95 137 130 131 133 93 173 92 90 68 204 63
26% 30% 29% 20% 32% 27% 21% 26% 27% 26% 27% 29% 25% 32% 25% 24% 25% 30%
Fairly well 565 156 226 171 240 54 263 317 246 295 264 191 374 166 212 147 445 120
56% 53% 57% 56% 54% 56% 58% 60% 51% 58% 54% 59% 54% 57% 59% 52% 55% 57%
Not very well 153 38 49 59 47 14 82 60 92 70 79 42 111 29 52 48 127 25
15% 13% 13% 19% 11% 15% 18% 11% 19% 14% 16% 13% 16% 10% 14% 17% 16% 12%
Not at all 28 10 4 14 11 2 15 11 15 14 14 - 28 3 5 18 27 1
3% 4% 1% 4% 3% 2% 3% 2% 3% 3% 3% - 4% 1% 1% 6% 3% 1%
DON'T KNOW/ 1 - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - - - 1 -
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*** 927491 gallup poll social series - environment ***
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princeton, new jersey - march 2010
q.22 Which of the following statements reflects your view of when the effects of global warming will begin to happen?
base: total respondents
party id marital respondent
=================================== status children phone type
total total ========== under 18 income II ===========
rep- inde- rep/ ind dem/ employed not =========== ================= cell
ubl- pen- demo- lean no lean =========== mar- mar- $75k $30k- < land- phone
total ican dent crat rep lean dem yes no ried ried yes no + 74999 $30k line only
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total 1014 283 402 308 454 94 444 515 495 553 445 260 754 328 360 236 856 158
respondents
weighted base 1013 292 394 305 442 95 456 525 484 509 490 326 688 290 359 281 804 209
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
global warming
______________
They have 507 90 208 201 128 57 317 266 239 242 262 161 346 139 193 142 398 109
already begun 50% 31% 53% 66% 29% 60% 70% 51% 49% 48% 53% 49% 50% 48% 54% 50% 50% 52%
to happen
They will start 35 14 10 9 19 1 12 16 19 9 24 6 29 6 12 12 21 14
happening 3% 5% 3% 3% 4% 1% 3% 3% 4% 2% 5% 2% 4% 2% 3% 4% 3% 6%
within a few
years
They will start 100 31 31 35 40 11 45 56 43 42 55 42 58 29 27 32 68 32
happening 10% 11% 8% 11% 9% 12% 10% 11% 9% 8% 11% 13% 8% 10% 8% 11% 8% 15%
within your
lifetime
They will not 158 60 47 46 83 10 59 65 92 79 76 42 116 43 51 48 141 17
happen within 16% 21% 12% 15% 19% 11% 13% 12% 19% 15% 15% 13% 17% 15% 14% 17% 18% 8%
your lifetime,
but they will
affect future
generations
They will never 192 90 87 11 159 13 17 113 78 126 62 71 121 67 66 45 159 33
happen 19% 31% 22% 3% 36% 14% 4% 22% 16% 25% 13% 22% 18% 23% 18% 16% 20% 16%
DON'T KNOW/ 22 7 11 4 13 2 5 9 13 10 12 4 18 6 10 3 18 5
REFUSED 2% 2% 3% 1% 3% 2% 1% 2% 3% 2% 2% 1% 3% 2% 3% 1% 2% 2%
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*** 927491 gallup poll social series - environment ***
the gallup organization, inc.
princeton, new jersey - march 2010
q.23 Thinking about what is said in the news, in your view, is the seriousness of global warming...?
base: total respondents
party id marital respondent
=================================== status children phone type
total total ========== under 18 income II ===========
rep- inde- rep/ ind dem/ employed not =========== ================= cell
ubl- pen- demo- lean no lean =========== mar- mar- $75k $30k- < land- phone
total ican dent crat rep lean dem yes no ried ried yes no + 74999 $30k line only
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
total 1014 283 402 308 454 94 444 515 495 553 445 260 754 328 360 236 856 158
respondents
weighted base 1013 292 394 305 442 95 456 525 484 509 490 326 688 290 359 281 804 209
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
global warming
______________
Generally 488 193 206 76 321 44 113 275 212 293 189 164 324 172 173 99 406 83
exaggerated 48% 66% 52% 25% 72% 46% 25% 52% 44% 58% 39% 50% 47% 59% 48% 35% 50% 39%
Generally 244 49 82 109 61 22 157 112 130 113 126 69 175 64 87 73 199 44
correct 24% 17% 21% 36% 14% 23% 34% 21% 27% 22% 26% 21% 25% 22% 24% 26% 25% 21%
Generally 255 40 100 110 49 27 174 125 129 88 163 90 165 47 92 98 178 77
underestimated 25% 14% 25% 36% 11% 28% 38% 24% 27% 17% 33% 28% 24% 16% 26% 35% 22% 37%
DON'T KNOW/ 27 10 5 11 12 3 12 12 14 15 12 2 24 6 7 12 22 5
REFUSED 3% 4% 1% 4% 3% 3% 3% 2% 3% 3% 2% 1% 4% 2% 2% 4% 3% 2%
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*** 927491 gallup poll social series - environment ***
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princeton, new jersey - march 2010
q.24 Just your impression, which one of the following statements do you think is most accurate?
base: total respondents
party id marital respondent
=================================== status children phone type
total total ========== under 18 income II ===========
rep- inde- rep/ ind dem/ employed not =========== ================= cell
ubl- pen- demo- lean no lean =========== mar- mar- $75k $30k- < land- phone
total ican dent crat rep lean dem yes no ried ried yes no + 74999 $30k line only
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
total 1014 283 402 308 454 94 444 515 495 553 445 260 754 328 360 236 856 158
respondents
weighted base 1013 292 394 305 442 95 456 525 484 509 490 326 688 290 359 281 804 209
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
opinion
_______
Most scientists 526 115 188 211 154 55 308 284 242 249 271 181 345 151 200 140 412 114
believe that 52% 40% 48% 69% 35% 58% 68% 54% 50% 49% 55% 56% 50% 52% 56% 50% 51% 54%
global warming
is occurring
Most scientists 99 50 38 10 80 6 12 52 46 64 33 31 68 30 32 30 78 21
believe that 10% 17% 10% 3% 18% 7% 3% 10% 10% 13% 7% 9% 10% 10% 9% 11% 10% 10%
global warming
is NOT
occurring
Most scientists 364 118 158 79 196 29 128 178 183 182 176 109 256 107 118 103 295 70
are unsure 36% 41% 40% 26% 44% 31% 28% 34% 38% 36% 36% 33% 37% 37% 33% 37% 37% 33%
about whether
global warming
is occurring or
not
DON'T KNOW/ 24 8 9 7 12 4 7 10 13 14 10 5 19 2 10 9 20 4
REFUSED 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% 4% 2% 2% 3% 3% 2% 1% 3% 1% 3% 3% 2% 2%
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*** 927491 gallup poll social series - environment ***
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princeton, new jersey - march 2010
q.25 And from what you have heard or read, do you believe increases in the Earth's temperature over the last century
are due more to...?
base: total respondents
party id marital respondent
=================================== status children phone type
total total ========== under 18 income II ===========
rep- inde- rep/ ind dem/ employed not =========== ================= cell
ubl- pen- demo- lean no lean =========== mar- mar- $75k $30k- < land- phone
total ican dent crat rep lean dem yes no ried ried yes no + 74999 $30k line only
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
total 1014 283 402 308 454 94 444 515 495 553 445 260 754 328 360 236 856 158
respondents
weighted base 1013 292 394 305 442 95 456 525 484 509 490 326 688 290 359 281 804 209
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
temperature increases
_____________________
The effects of 505 102 193 197 139 48 309 251 250 233 265 163 341 126 191 153 386 119
pollution from 50% 35% 49% 65% 31% 50% 68% 48% 52% 46% 54% 50% 50% 43% 53% 54% 48% 57%
human
activities
Natural changes 462 173 190 91 284 40 126 253 208 247 207 148 314 149 158 114 378 84
in the 46% 59% 48% 30% 64% 42% 28% 48% 43% 49% 42% 45% 46% 51% 44% 40% 47% 40%
environment
that are not
due to human
activities
DON'T KNOW/ 47 17 11 17 19 8 21 21 27 29 18 15 32 15 10 14 41 6
REFUSED 5% 6% 3% 6% 4% 8% 5% 4% 5% 6% 4% 5% 5% 5% 3% 5% 5% 3%
*** 927491 gallup poll social series - environment ***
the gallup organization, inc.
princeton, new jersey - march 2010
q.26 Do you think that global warming will pose a serious threat to you or your way of life in your lifetime?
base: total respondents
party id marital respondent
=================================== status children phone type
total total ========== under 18 income II ===========
rep- inde- rep/ ind dem/ employed not =========== ================= cell
ubl- pen- demo- lean no lean =========== mar- mar- $75k $30k- < land- phone
total ican dent crat rep lean dem yes no ried ried yes no + 74999 $30k line only
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
total 1014 283 402 308 454 94 444 515 495 553 445 260 754 328 360 236 856 158
respondents
weighted base 1013 292 394 305 442 95 456 525 484 509 490 326 688 290 359 281 804 209
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
opinion
_______
Yes 320 56 116 143 69 32 217 163 155 140 177 124 196 76 111 115 229 91
32% 19% 29% 47% 16% 33% 48% 31% 32% 27% 36% 38% 29% 26% 31% 41% 28% 43%
No 675 233 270 155 369 60 228 357 316 360 305 198 477 211 242 162 563 112
67% 80% 69% 51% 83% 63% 50% 68% 65% 71% 62% 61% 69% 73% 67% 58% 70% 54%
DON'T KNOW/ 18 3 8 7 4 3 11 5 13 10 8 4 14 2 6 4 12 6
REFUSED 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 3% 2% 1% 3% 2% 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 3%
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the gallup organization, inc.
princeton, new jersey - march 2010
q.27 Do you believe that new environmental and energy laws designed to reduce global warming will...?
base: total respondents
party id marital respondent
=================================== status children phone type
total total ========== under 18 income II ===========
rep- inde- rep/ ind dem/ employed not =========== ================= cell
ubl- pen- demo- lean no lean =========== mar- mar- $75k $30k- < land- phone
total ican dent crat rep lean dem yes no ried ried yes no + 74999 $30k line only
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
total 1014 283 402 308 454 94 444 515 495 553 445 260 754 328 360 236 856 158
respondents
weighted base 1013 292 394 305 442 95 456 525 484 509 490 326 688 290 359 281 804 209
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
laws designed to reduce
global warming
______________
Definitely hurt 201 79 98 18 150 15 30 112 90 127 71 66 135 66 72 44 173 28
the economy 20% 27% 25% 6% 34% 15% 7% 21% 19% 25% 15% 20% 20% 23% 20% 15% 22% 14%
Probably hurt 294 106 98 82 148 25 115 153 140 136 154 87 206 89 97 86 242 52
the economy 29% 36% 25% 27% 34% 27% 25% 29% 29% 27% 31% 27% 30% 31% 27% 30% 30% 25%
Have no effect 177 46 72 59 65 17 91 101 76 91 86 61 116 48 64 53 135 43
either way on 18% 16% 18% 19% 15% 18% 20% 19% 16% 18% 18% 19% 17% 17% 18% 19% 17% 20%
the economy
Probably help 243 53 81 104 65 24 151 117 126 109 130 77 166 61 88 76 185 58
the economy 24% 18% 21% 34% 15% 25% 33% 22% 26% 21% 26% 24% 24% 21% 25% 27% 23% 28%
Definitely help 65 3 29 31 7 5 52 31 32 29 35 29 36 19 24 16 43 22
the economy 6% 1% 7% 10% 2% 6% 11% 6% 7% 6% 7% 9% 5% 7% 7% 6% 5% 10%
DON'T KNOW/ 33 5 15 12 6 9 17 12 21 18 15 5 28 6 14 7 26 7
REFUSED 3% 2% 4% 4% 1% 10% 4% 2% 4% 4% 3% 2% 4% 2% 4% 2% 3% 3%