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Public Opinion on Climate Change, 2021
Public opinion data come from the Yale Climate Opinion Maps (YCOM), which are based on a statistical model that employs nationally representative Climate Change in the American Mind (CCAM) surveys conducted between 2008 and 2021. The model combines geographic, census, socioeconomic, and political data with CCAM survey data collected by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication (combined n > 28,000). For more information about the survey question wording and methodology, please visit YCOM: climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizations-data/ycom-us
Beliefs
Global warming is happening
Global warming is caused mostly by human activities
Most scientists think global warming is happening
Global warming is affecting the weather
Risk Perceptions
Worried about global warming
Global warming will harm future generations
Global warming will harm people in the developing countries
Global warming will harm people in the US
Global warming will harm me personally
Has personally experienced the effects of global warmings
Policy Support
Schools should teach about global warming
Fund research into renewable energy sources
Provide tax rebates for energy efficient vehicles or solar panels
Regulate CO2 as a pollutant
Set strict CO2 limits on existing coal-fired power plants
Behaviors
Discuss global warming at least occasionally
Hear about global warming in the media at least once a week
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