This statistic displays the share of youth and adult respondents that consider climate change as a major threat to their countries as of 2018. During the surveying period, some 86 percent of respondents between 12 and 15 years in Mexico believe that climate change poses a significant threat to their community.
Share of youth and adult respondents that consider climate change as a significant threat to their community worldwide as of 2018, by select country*
respondents from 15 countries; ~500 youths per market (ages 12 to 15), ~2,000 to 2,300 adults per market
Supplementary notes
* Original question phrased as: "Do you agree or disagree with the following statements...Climate change poses a significant threat to my community." Figures represent those that stated that they agree with the statement.
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Ipsos (Game Changers). (September 24, 2018). Share of youth and adult respondents that consider climate change as a significant threat to their community worldwide as of 2018, by select country* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029398/share-youth-adult-population-naming-climate-change-major-threat-by-country/
Ipsos (Game Changers). "Share of youth and adult respondents that consider climate change as a significant threat to their community worldwide as of 2018, by select country*." Chart. September 24, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029398/share-youth-adult-population-naming-climate-change-major-threat-by-country/
Ipsos (Game Changers). (2018). Share of youth and adult respondents that consider climate change as a significant threat to their community worldwide as of 2018, by select country*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029398/share-youth-adult-population-naming-climate-change-major-threat-by-country/
Ipsos (Game Changers). "Share of Youth and Adult Respondents That Consider Climate Change as a Significant Threat to Their Community Worldwide as of 2018, by Select Country*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029398/share-youth-adult-population-naming-climate-change-major-threat-by-country/
Ipsos (Game Changers), Share of youth and adult respondents that consider climate change as a significant threat to their community worldwide as of 2018, by select country* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029398/share-youth-adult-population-naming-climate-change-major-threat-by-country/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of youth and adult respondents that consider climate change as a significant threat to their community worldwide as of 2018, by select country* [Graph], Ipsos (Game Changers), September 24, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029398/share-youth-adult-population-naming-climate-change-major-threat-by-country/
