As of December 2019, there was diversity of opinions in the United States when it comes to the climate change context. 42 percent of the surveyed registered voters belonging to "Generation Z" stated that climate change is a crisis and should be treated as such, while only 33 percent of Baby Boomer respondents gave the same answer.
Opinion on seriousness of climate change among registered voters in the United States as of December 2019, by generation*
Characteristic
A crisis (we must act to change policies immediately)
A significant problem (I hope to see significant changes to the current policies in the next couple of years)
A challenge (this will take decades to figure out, but we have time to solve it)
I don't see climate change as an issue that needs to be act upon
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Brunswick. (February 1, 2020). Opinion on seriousness of climate change among registered voters in the United States as of December 2019, by generation* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115596/perception-climate-change-us-citizens-by-generation/
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Brunswick. (2020). Opinion on seriousness of climate change among registered voters in the United States as of December 2019, by generation*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115596/perception-climate-change-us-citizens-by-generation/
Brunswick. "Opinion on Seriousness of Climate Change among Registered Voters in The United States as of December 2019, by Generation*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115596/perception-climate-change-us-citizens-by-generation/
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Opinion on seriousness of climate change among registered voters in the United States as of December 2019, by generation* [Graph], Brunswick, February 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115596/perception-climate-change-us-citizens-by-generation/
