48% Blame Long-Term Planetary Trends For Global Warming - Demographic Crosstabs

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted April 14-15, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Which is more important, finding new sources of energy or reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume?

63% Finding new sources of energy
29% Reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume

8% Not sure

2* How serious a problem is Global Warming?

29% Very serious
25% Somewhat serious

22% Not very serious

21% Not at all serious

3% Not sure

3* Is Global Warming caused primarily by human activity or by long term planetary trends?

33% Human activity

48% Long term planetary trends

11% Some other reason

9% Not sure

4* Is there a conflict between economic growth and environmental protection?

47% Yes

30% No

23% Not sure

5* What is the better long-term financial investment for America: investing in renewable energy resources like solar and wind or investing in fossil fuels like coal, gas and oil?

58% Investing renewable energy resources
30% Investing in fossil fuels
12% Not sure

6* Does Barack Obama believe global warming is caused primarily by human activity or by long term planetary trends?

55% Human activity

15% Long term planetary trends

12% Some other reason

18% Not sure

7* How would you rate the way that Barack Obama is handling energy issues such as offshore drilling and research for alternative energy sources so far as President…excellent, good, fair or poor?

14% Excellent
23% Good
23% Fair
37% Poor
3% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence