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Voters Blame Humans for Climate Change But Spare Air Travel, Meat Consumption - Demographic Details

Voters Blame Humans for Climate Change But Spare Air Travel, Meat Consumption
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted November 13-14, 2019 By The Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports
  Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Education Income Employment Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Bernie Sanders? Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Elizabeth Warren? How likely is it that climate change will be catastrophic for humans, plants and animals? Is climate change caused primarily by human activity or by long-term planetary trends? Should federal or state governments punish with fines or jail time fossil-fuel business owners and/or executives? Should federal or state governments require people to engage in activities that will lower carbon-dioxide emissions? Should federal or state governments require people to limit their air travel to help stop climate change? Should federal or state governments require people to limit their consumption of meat to help stop climate change?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sure Attended HS Did Not Grad HS Graduate Attended College Did Not Complete College Grad Grad School Not sure Under $30K $30K-$50K $50K-$100K $100K-$200K $200K+ Not sure Gov't Entrepreneur Private Co. Retired Other Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure By human activity Long-term planetary trends Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure
How likely is it that climate change will be catastrophic for humans, plants and animals? Very likely 43% 40% 47% 49% 39% 42% 42% 42% 52% 44% 24% 62% 42% 20% 51% 71% 34% 29% 42% 37% 41% 55% 14% 47% 44% 43% 45% 35% 37% 55% 38% 44% 40% 45% 80% 67% 34% 7% 30% 80% 66% 38% 9% 48% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 76% 9% 25% 82% 63% 79% 85% 48% 55% 82% 70% 85% 83% 72% 84%
Somewhat likely 20% 19% 20% 23% 19% 14% 20% 22% 17% 24% 20% 20% 20% 21% 22% 16% 10% 19% 24% 21% 21% 15% 14% 20% 19% 21% 22% 21% 14% 19% 25% 22% 15% 18% 14% 23% 31% 15% 21% 13% 24% 26% 16% 24% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 17% 22% 24% 13% 25% 18% 14% 22% 37% 12% 22% 12% 14% 19% 13%
Not very likely 18% 21% 15% 16% 18% 21% 19% 17% 17% 13% 27% 9% 19% 29% 13% 8% 10% 17% 16% 25% 20% 11% 8% 15% 18% 18% 17% 19% 25% 15% 15% 18% 22% 16% 1% 6% 26% 34% 14% 2% 8% 26% 33% 5% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 5% 33% 21% 4% 9% 3% 1% 26% 4% 5% 6% 2% 2% 6% 3%
Not at all likely 16% 18% 14% 8% 20% 21% 17% 12% 13% 14% 28% 6% 15% 28% 10% 4% 18% 16% 13% 14% 16% 17% 36% 11% 15% 17% 14% 24% 18% 8% 22% 13% 21% 11% 3% 1% 7% 42% 4% 3% 1% 6% 40% 4% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 1% 35% 13% 0% 3% 1% 0% 4% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Not sure 3% 3% 4% 4% 3% 2% 3% 7% 1% 5% 2% 3% 4% 2% 3% 2% 28% 19% 5% 3% 2% 1% 29% 8% 3% 2% 2% 0% 6% 4% 0% 2% 2% 11% 1% 2% 2% 1% 31% 2% 1% 4% 2% 19% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 2% 17% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 2% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0%
  Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Education Income Employment Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Bernie Sanders? Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Elizabeth Warren? How likely is it that climate change will be catastrophic for humans, plants and animals? Is climate change caused primarily by human activity or by long-term planetary trends? Should federal or state governments punish with fines or jail time fossil-fuel business owners and/or executives? Should federal or state governments require people to engage in activities that will lower carbon-dioxide emissions? Should federal or state governments require people to limit their air travel to help stop climate change? Should federal or state governments require people to limit their consumption of meat to help stop climate change?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sure Attended HS Did Not Grad HS Graduate Attended College Did Not Complete College Grad Grad School Not sure Under $30K $30K-$50K $50K-$100K $100K-$200K $200K+ Not sure Gov't Entrepreneur Private Co. Retired Other Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure By human activity Long-term planetary trends Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure
Is climate change caused primarily by human activity or by long-term planetary trends? By human activity 48% 44% 51% 58% 42% 41% 46% 43% 57% 54% 29% 67% 44% 26% 56% 72% 33% 33% 43% 45% 47% 57% 14% 47% 47% 51% 51% 47% 30% 53% 49% 49% 39% 53% 78% 70% 48% 14% 24% 79% 71% 47% 16% 44% 84% 41% 13% 3% 7% 100% 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Long-term planetary trends 38% 44% 33% 32% 41% 46% 40% 39% 34% 32% 58% 22% 37% 60% 30% 18% 19% 31% 39% 41% 41% 33% 36% 35% 39% 37% 38% 40% 48% 33% 42% 38% 46% 27% 15% 16% 39% 73% 30% 12% 18% 38% 71% 23% 8% 42% 71% 85% 20% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Not sure 14% 12% 16% 10% 17% 14% 14% 19% 9% 14% 13% 11% 19% 14% 14% 9% 48% 35% 18% 14% 11% 10% 50% 17% 14% 13% 11% 13% 22% 14% 9% 13% 15% 20% 7% 14% 13% 13% 46% 9% 11% 15% 13% 34% 8% 17% 17% 12% 73% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Answered by those who think climate change is caused by human activity - 477 voters Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Education Income Employment Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Bernie Sanders? Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Elizabeth Warren? How likely is it that climate change will be catastrophic for humans, plants and animals? Is climate change caused primarily by human activity or by long-term planetary trends? Should federal or state governments punish with fines or jail time fossil-fuel business owners and/or executives? Should federal or state governments require people to engage in activities that will lower carbon-dioxide emissions? Should federal or state governments require people to limit their air travel to help stop climate change? Should federal or state governments require people to limit their consumption of meat to help stop climate change?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sure Attended HS Did Not Grad HS Graduate Attended College Did Not Complete College Grad Grad School Not sure Under $30K $30K-$50K $50K-$100K $100K-$200K $200K+ Not sure Gov't Entrepreneur Private Co. Retired Other Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure By human activity Long-term planetary trends Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure
Should federal or state governments punish with fines or jail time fossil-fuel business owners and/or executives? Yes 50% 51% 49% 56% 46% 42% 48% 58% 55% 46% 43% 55% 44% 59% 40% 54% 39% 71% 46% 51% 53% 47% 0% 45% 49% 57% 50% 42% 21% 71% 42% 57% 38% 42% 63% 47% 44% 30% 51% 69% 45% 45% 35% 34% 54% 38% 41% 11% 52% 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 58% 32% 16% 68% 41% 38% 76% 43% 35%
No 25% 29% 22% 24% 29% 17% 27% 24% 22% 16% 37% 21% 24% 27% 29% 22% 4% 21% 27% 17% 27% 27% 0% 31% 20% 24% 24% 34% 26% 7% 35% 24% 26% 28% 18% 27% 26% 39% 9% 14% 26% 31% 45% 21% 20% 36% 46% 71% 48% 25% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 19% 59% 24% 17% 35% 11% 12% 33% 13%
Not sure 25% 20% 29% 20% 25% 41% 26% 18% 23% 38% 20% 24% 31% 14% 31% 24% 57% 8% 27% 32% 20% 26% 100% 24% 31% 19% 26% 24% 52% 22% 23% 19% 36% 30% 18% 26% 29% 30% 40% 17% 29% 24% 21% 45% 26% 26% 14% 18% 0% 25% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 23% 9% 61% 15% 24% 50% 11% 24% 52%
Answered by those who think climate change is caused by human activity - 477 voters Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Education Income Employment Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Bernie Sanders? Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Elizabeth Warren? How likely is it that climate change will be catastrophic for humans, plants and animals? Is climate change caused primarily by human activity or by long-term planetary trends? Should federal or state governments punish with fines or jail time fossil-fuel business owners and/or executives? Should federal or state governments require people to engage in activities that will lower carbon-dioxide emissions? Should federal or state governments require people to limit their air travel to help stop climate change? Should federal or state governments require people to limit their consumption of meat to help stop climate change?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sure Attended HS Did Not Grad HS Graduate Attended College Did Not Complete College Grad Grad School Not sure Under $30K $30K-$50K $50K-$100K $100K-$200K $200K+ Not sure Gov't Entrepreneur Private Co. Retired Other Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure By human activity Long-term planetary trends Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure
Should federal or state governments require people to engage in activities that will lower carbon-dioxide emissions? Yes 76% 77% 75% 76% 76% 77% 77% 81% 68% 75% 72% 78% 73% 68% 76% 82% 41% 45% 68% 70% 79% 83% 0% 61% 81% 74% 83% 84% 71% 81% 84% 80% 73% 61% 85% 79% 71% 48% 51% 83% 80% 84% 53% 49% 84% 60% 17% 28% 52% 76% 0% 0% 88% 58% 70% 100% 0% 0% 83% 70% 78% 89% 70% 77%
No 14% 16% 12% 15% 15% 7% 12% 9% 25% 12% 17% 12% 14% 27% 11% 9% 20% 33% 11% 16% 18% 9% 0% 23% 6% 17% 8% 13% 18% 9% 15% 12% 12% 19% 8% 14% 15% 32% 6% 14% 10% 7% 29% 21% 9% 18% 73% 55% 0% 14% 0% 0% 9% 32% 5% 0% 100% 0% 12% 19% 0% 8% 19% 3%
Not sure 10% 7% 13% 9% 10% 16% 11% 10% 7% 13% 11% 9% 13% 5% 13% 9% 39% 22% 21% 15% 3% 8% 100% 17% 13% 9% 9% 3% 11% 10% 1% 8% 15% 19% 7% 7% 14% 20% 44% 3% 10% 10% 18% 29% 8% 22% 9% 18% 48% 10% 0% 0% 3% 10% 25% 0% 0% 100% 5% 11% 22% 3% 11% 20%
Answered by those who think climate change is caused by human activity - 477 voters Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Education Income Employment Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Bernie Sanders? Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Elizabeth Warren? How likely is it that climate change will be catastrophic for humans, plants and animals? Is climate change caused primarily by human activity or by long-term planetary trends? Should federal or state governments punish with fines or jail time fossil-fuel business owners and/or executives? Should federal or state governments require people to engage in activities that will lower carbon-dioxide emissions? Should federal or state governments require people to limit their air travel to help stop climate change? Should federal or state governments require people to limit their consumption of meat to help stop climate change?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sure Attended HS Did Not Grad HS Graduate Attended College Did Not Complete College Grad Grad School Not sure Under $30K $30K-$50K $50K-$100K $100K-$200K $200K+ Not sure Gov't Entrepreneur Private Co. Retired Other Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure By human activity Long-term planetary trends Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure
Should federal or state governments require people to limit their air travel to help stop climate change? Yes 34% 38% 31% 45% 27% 20% 26% 59% 51% 39% 36% 37% 26% 49% 32% 28% 40% 50% 37% 36% 34% 31% 0% 34% 30% 36% 38% 19% 40% 48% 44% 26% 21% 44% 47% 34% 21% 16% 41% 39% 38% 32% 18% 22% 37% 25% 35% 0% 52% 34% 0% 0% 47% 23% 21% 37% 29% 16% 100% 0% 0% 72% 20% 34%
No 50% 48% 52% 44% 56% 50% 55% 29% 43% 48% 54% 48% 51% 42% 51% 54% 50% 28% 44% 44% 54% 55% 100% 48% 51% 51% 48% 66% 37% 38% 48% 58% 53% 45% 42% 48% 66% 67% 18% 45% 42% 56% 72% 64% 46% 65% 58% 100% 0% 50% 0% 0% 41% 70% 48% 46% 71% 51% 0% 100% 0% 21% 69% 18%
Not sure 16% 13% 18% 10% 17% 30% 19% 12% 6% 13% 10% 14% 23% 9% 17% 18% 10% 22% 19% 20% 12% 14% 0% 18% 19% 13% 14% 14% 23% 15% 9% 16% 26% 11% 11% 18% 13% 17% 41% 15% 20% 11% 9% 14% 18% 11% 6% 0% 48% 16% 0% 0% 12% 7% 31% 16% 0% 33% 0% 0% 100% 7% 11% 48%
Answered by those who think climate change is caused by human activity - 477 voters Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Education Income Employment Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Bernie Sanders? Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Elizabeth Warren? How likely is it that climate change will be catastrophic for humans, plants and animals? Is climate change caused primarily by human activity or by long-term planetary trends? Should federal or state governments punish with fines or jail time fossil-fuel business owners and/or executives? Should federal or state governments require people to engage in activities that will lower carbon-dioxide emissions? Should federal or state governments require people to limit their air travel to help stop climate change? Should federal or state governments require people to limit their consumption of meat to help stop climate change?
LV's Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sure Attended HS Did Not Grad HS Graduate Attended College Did Not Complete College Grad Grad School Not sure Under $30K $30K-$50K $50K-$100K $100K-$200K $200K+ Not sure Gov't Entrepreneur Private Co. Retired Other Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely Not at all likely Not sure By human activity Long-term planetary trends Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure
Should federal or state governments require people to limit their consumption of meat to help stop climate change? Yes 24% 24% 24% 34% 17% 14% 20% 27% 35% 39% 30% 27% 15% 44% 22% 16% 21% 37% 27% 19% 22% 26% 0% 23% 22% 25% 25% 32% 12% 44% 33% 17% 11% 28% 36% 23% 15% 8% 11% 37% 22% 23% 12% 9% 26% 20% 10% 0% 52% 24% 0% 0% 37% 12% 11% 28% 13% 7% 50% 10% 11% 100% 0% 0%
No 61% 62% 61% 57% 66% 62% 66% 49% 57% 48% 61% 61% 63% 52% 59% 70% 50% 36% 51% 65% 65% 63% 100% 59% 57% 67% 58% 61% 63% 51% 54% 70% 66% 56% 51% 61% 73% 81% 45% 53% 61% 63% 80% 65% 58% 69% 81% 100% 48% 61% 0% 0% 53% 81% 59% 57% 84% 65% 35% 85% 44% 0% 100% 0%
Not sure 15% 15% 14% 9% 17% 23% 15% 24% 8% 13% 10% 12% 22% 5% 20% 14% 29% 27% 22% 16% 13% 10% 0% 18% 21% 9% 16% 7% 25% 5% 13% 13% 23% 17% 13% 15% 12% 11% 45% 10% 17% 15% 8% 26% 16% 11% 9% 0% 0% 15% 0% 0% 10% 7% 30% 15% 3% 28% 14% 5% 45% 0% 0% 100%
Survey Demographics
  Total
LV's
Gender Men 48%
Women 52%
  Total
LV's
Age 18-39 35%
40-64 48%
65+ 17%
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Race White 70%
Black 12%
Hispanic 13%
Other 5%
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Party Republican 33%
Democrat 37%
Other 30%