Most Say Climate Change Catastrophe Likely, Want Government Action - Demographic Details
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| National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conducted December 6-7, 2020 By The Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Education | Income | Employment | Which is better – a free-market economic system or socialism? | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | No College Degree | College Degree | Less than $50K | $50K-100K | $100K+ | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Private Co. | Retired | Other | A free-market economic system | Socialism | ||
| How likely is it that climate change will be catastrophic for humans, plants and animals? | Very likely | 36% | 35% | 37% | 45% | 30% | 35% | 34% | 41% | 41% | 32% | 15% | 61% | 28% | 17% | 38% | 70% | 35% | 38% | 37% | 38% | 35% | 40% | 29% | 38% | 35% | 40% | 30% | 60% |
| Somewhat likely | 25% | 25% | 24% | 32% | 23% | 18% | 24% | 31% | 21% | 22% | 23% | 25% | 26% | 21% | 32% | 21% | 27% | 22% | 25% | 26% | 25% | 39% | 24% | 26% | 21% | 21% | 24% | 31% | |
| Not very likely | 19% | 20% | 18% | 8% | 23% | 26% | 21% | 8% | 20% | 22% | 33% | 5% | 21% | 31% | 14% | 4% | 19% | 19% | 16% | 19% | 19% | 15% | 19% | 19% | 23% | 13% | 23% | 3% | |
| Not at all likely | 16% | 16% | 15% | 9% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 17% | 23% | 24% | 5% | 20% | 27% | 10% | 3% | 14% | 18% | 14% | 15% | 18% | 5% | 26% | 14% | 18% | 9% | 20% | 2% | |
| Not sure | 5% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 18% | 3% | 4% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Education | Income | Employment | Which is better – a free-market economic system or socialism? | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | No College Degree | College Degree | Less than $50K | $50K-100K | $100K+ | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Private Co. | Retired | Other | A free-market economic system | Socialism | ||
| Is climate change caused primarily by human activity or by long-term planetary trends? | By human activity | 47% | 51% | 44% | 62% | 40% | 38% | 46% | 56% | 49% | 38% | 26% | 71% | 41% | 27% | 51% | 83% | 45% | 50% | 48% | 49% | 46% | 59% | 41% | 52% | 40% | 47% | 42% | 74% |
| Long-term planetary trends | 38% | 40% | 36% | 27% | 44% | 40% | 37% | 30% | 41% | 48% | 55% | 17% | 44% | 56% | 32% | 12% | 36% | 40% | 31% | 39% | 44% | 33% | 44% | 39% | 40% | 28% | 46% | 13% | |
| Not sure | 16% | 10% | 21% | 11% | 16% | 22% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 14% | 19% | 12% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 6% | 19% | 9% | 20% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 14% | 10% | 20% | 25% | 13% | 13% | |
| Only answered by those who said climate change was caused by Human Activity - 470 Likely Voters | Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Education | Income | Employment | Which is better – a free-market economic system or socialism? | |||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Men | Women | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | No College Degree | College Degree | Less than $50K | $50K-100K | $100K+ | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Private Co. | Retired | Other | A free-market economic system | Socialism | ||
| Should federal or state governments require people to engage in activities that will lower carbon-dioxide emissions? | Yes | 82% | 82% | 82% | 82% | 84% | 80% | 84% | 69% | 93% | 71% | 76% | 86% | 78% | 79% | 76% | 91% | 81% | 84% | 81% | 76% | 94% | 99% | 85% | 76% | 82% | 85% | 82% | 84% |
| No | 10% | 12% | 8% | 14% | 6% | 10% | 9% | 19% | 3% | 13% | 14% | 7% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 6% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 16% | 4% | 1% | 9% | 16% | 7% | 8% | 11% | 13% | |
| Not sure | 7% | 5% | 10% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 6% | 11% | 3% | 16% | 10% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 11% | 3% | 9% | 6% | 10% | 7% | 2% | 0% | 6% | 8% | 11% | 6% | 8% | 3% | |
| Survey Demographics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | Men | 48% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women | 52% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Age | 18-39 | 32% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40-64 | 46% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65+ | 22% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Race | White | 67% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black | 13% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 13% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Republican | 36% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democrat | 38% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 26% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | No College Degree | 59% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College Degree | 41% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
