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Voters More Worried About Gas Prices Than Climate Change - Demographic Details

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National Survey of 1,004 U.S. Likely Voters                                                                  
Conducted April 28 - May 2, 2022 by Rasmussen Reports                                                              
                                                                     
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Marital status Education Income Ideology Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Joe Biden?
LV's Men Women 19-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Independent Married, no children Married, children Not married, no children Not married, children No college degree College degree <$50k $50-100k $100k-200k $200k+ Not sure Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sure Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure
How likely is it within the next 100 years that climate change will be catastrophic for humans, plants and animals? Very likely 30% 33% 28% 28% 29% 36% 28% 38% 35% 30% 9% 50% 30% 29% 28% 34% 28% 26% 34% 33% 25% 33% 32% 34% 15% 37% 57% 9% 70% 36% 19% 8% 25%
Somewhat likely 20% 18% 22% 29% 15% 16% 20% 20% 21% 19% 20% 21% 19% 18% 20% 24% 17% 26% 15% 21% 24% 14% 13% 8% 16% 26% 17% 29% 16% 37% 31% 13% 12%
Not very likely 18% 16% 19% 15% 21% 15% 19% 15% 15% 13% 25% 10% 18% 19% 20% 15% 17% 17% 19% 13% 20% 25% 16% 12% 23% 17% 9% 11% 5% 9% 21% 28% 17%
Not at all likely 24% 28% 20% 19% 27% 24% 25% 17% 24% 29% 38% 11% 23% 27% 26% 20% 27% 22% 26% 23% 24% 24% 36% 16% 39% 12% 13% 8% 5% 7% 15% 45% 5%
Not sure 8% 5% 11% 9% 8% 9% 8% 10% 5% 10% 7% 8% 10% 7% 6% 7% 11% 10% 7% 9% 7% 4% 3% 30% 7% 8% 5% 42% 5% 11% 14% 6% 41%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Marital status Education Income Ideology Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Joe Biden?
LV's Men Women 19-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Independent Married, no children Married, children Not married, no children Not married, children No college degree College degree <$50k $50-100k $100k-200k $200k+ Not sure Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sure Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure
How concerned are you about rising energy and gasoline prices? Very concerned 60% 62% 59% 47% 69% 61% 62% 49% 63% 59% 75% 46% 61% 66% 63% 54% 59% 63% 58% 63% 61% 62% 46% 43% 76% 57% 37% 40% 39% 40% 49% 84% 41%
Somewhat concerned 22% 20% 23% 26% 19% 22% 22% 24% 16% 25% 14% 31% 20% 19% 22% 27% 14% 19% 25% 20% 19% 24% 30% 36% 14% 24% 38% 8% 31% 35% 32% 10% 17%
Not very concerned 10% 10% 10% 14% 6% 13% 10% 14% 9% 5% 6% 15% 8% 9% 9% 11% 11% 9% 11% 8% 12% 9% 12% 13% 4% 14% 17% 7% 22% 13% 8% 2% 8%
Not at all concerned 4% 5% 3% 6% 3% 3% 3% 3% 8% 5% 3% 4% 5% 3% 3% 4% 10% 3% 4% 3% 5% 4% 10% 0% 3% 2% 7% 7% 6% 6% 3% 2% 3%
Not sure 4% 3% 5% 8% 3% 1% 3% 10% 4% 7% 2% 4% 6% 3% 2% 4% 4% 6% 2% 6% 3% 1% 3% 9% 2% 3% 1% 37% 2% 6% 8% 2% 30%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Marital status Education Income Ideology Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Joe Biden?
LV's Men Women 19-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Independent Married, no children Married, children Not married, no children Not married, children No college degree College degree <$50k $50-100k $100k-200k $200k+ Not sure Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sure Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure
Would you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose a law that would dramatically increase oil and gas drilling in the United States? Stongly favor 43% 46% 40% 32% 49% 46% 46% 33% 40% 31% 63% 25% 42% 52% 43% 36% 36% 43% 43% 42% 44% 44% 44% 35% 64% 31% 21% 19% 22% 11% 27% 72% 22%
Somewhat favor 17% 17% 16% 22% 15% 12% 16% 21% 17% 19% 13% 21% 15% 16% 18% 17% 17% 20% 13% 18% 18% 16% 11% 9% 17% 21% 13% 4% 15% 29% 24% 11% 15%
Somewhat oppose 14% 10% 17% 17% 11% 14% 13% 15% 15% 14% 8% 19% 14% 12% 12% 17% 15% 12% 15% 15% 13% 13% 15% 9% 6% 18% 25% 7% 22% 22% 21% 5% 7%
Strongly oppose 16% 17% 15% 17% 14% 19% 16% 14% 16% 21% 10% 23% 15% 12% 16% 19% 21% 11% 20% 13% 14% 20% 25% 22% 8% 16% 31% 20% 31% 18% 13% 8% 7%
Not sure 11% 10% 12% 13% 11% 9% 9% 17% 12% 14% 6% 13% 14% 8% 11% 10% 11% 13% 9% 12% 11% 6% 5% 25% 5% 14% 9% 50% 10% 19% 15% 5% 49%
Total Gender Age Race Political Party Marital status Education Income Ideology Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Joe Biden?
LV's Men Women 19-39 40-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republican Democrat Independent Married, no children Married, children Not married, no children Not married, children No college degree College degree <$50k $50-100k $100k-200k $200k+ Not sure Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sure Very favorable Somewhat favorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Not sure
In your opinion, which of the following policy objectives should Congress and President Biden focus on more – increasing oil and gas drilling to help reduce energy prices or limiting carbon dioxide emissions in an attempt to reduce climate change? Increasing oil and gas drilling 52% 56% 48% 37% 61% 56% 56% 41% 50% 40% 74% 30% 54% 58% 56% 45% 48% 51% 53% 51% 54% 57% 48% 37% 77% 44% 21% 17% 20% 21% 43% 86% 28%
Limited carbon dioxide emissions 34% 31% 36% 39% 28% 38% 32% 39% 33% 38% 15% 54% 31% 32% 32% 40% 27% 30% 36% 32% 33% 36% 39% 34% 17% 36% 67% 20% 65% 60% 37% 6% 21%
Something else 6% 5% 6% 9% 5% 3% 5% 5% 9% 12% 5% 7% 5% 6% 4% 6% 13% 7% 5% 6% 7% 3% 8% 7% 3% 9% 5% 10% 7% 5% 10% 3% 14%
Not sure 9% 8% 10% 15% 7% 3% 7% 15% 9% 10% 7% 10% 9% 4% 8% 9% 12% 12% 5% 11% 7% 5% 4% 23% 3% 11% 7% 54% 8% 14% 10% 5% 37%
Survey Demographics
Total
LV's
Gender Men 48%
Women 52%
Age 18-39 33%
40-64 45%
65+ 21%
Race White 67%
Black 13%
Hispanic 13%
Other 7%
Party Republican 33%
Democrat 35%
Other 32%