Toplines - Global Warming - December 13-14, 2008

Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

Conducted December 13-14, 2008

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How serious a problem is global warming?

41% Very serious

24% Somewhat serious

17% Not very serious

16% Not at all serious

3% Not sure

2* With all the focus on the economy how likely is it that environmental issues will be moved down on the Obama administration priority list?

25% Very likely

42% Somewhat likely

20% Not very likely

4% Not at all likely

9% Not sure

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

45% Yes

38% No

17% Not sure

4*Are you willing to pay more for goods and services if it meant a cleaner environment?

47% Yes

38% No

15% Not sure

5* Is global warming caused primarily by human activity or by long-term planetary trends?

43% Human activity

43% Long-term planetary trends

6% Some other reason

8% Not sure

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