This survey explores what U.S. respondents feel should be given priority: environmental protection or economic growth. In 2018, 35 percent of respondents felt that economic growth in the U.S. should definitely be given priority.
Share of respondents who prioritize environmental protection or economic growth in the United States from 1984 to 2018*
* Original question was phrased as: "With which one of these statements about the environment and the economy do you most agree -- protection of the environment should be given priority, even at the risk of curbing economic growth (or) economic growth should be given priority, even if the environment suffers to some extent?"
Figures may not add up to 100 due to respondents that did not answer.
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Gallup. (March 29, 2018). Share of respondents who prioritize environmental protection or economic growth in the United States from 1984 to 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209212/should-environmental-protection-or-economic-be-given-priority/
Gallup. "Share of respondents who prioritize environmental protection or economic growth in the United States from 1984 to 2018*." Chart. March 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209212/should-environmental-protection-or-economic-be-given-priority/
Gallup. (2018). Share of respondents who prioritize environmental protection or economic growth in the United States from 1984 to 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209212/should-environmental-protection-or-economic-be-given-priority/
Gallup. "Share of Respondents Who Prioritize Environmental Protection or Economic Growth in The United States from 1984 to 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209212/should-environmental-protection-or-economic-be-given-priority/
Gallup, Share of respondents who prioritize environmental protection or economic growth in the United States from 1984 to 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209212/should-environmental-protection-or-economic-be-given-priority/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Share of respondents who prioritize environmental protection or economic growth in the United States from 1984 to 2018* [Graph], Gallup, March 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/209212/should-environmental-protection-or-economic-be-given-priority/
