The share of Americans who worry a great deal about air pollution has fallen in recent decades. In 1990, 58 percent of respondents worried a great deal about air pollution in the United States, but by 2024 this share had dropped to 42 percent.
Public concern about air pollution in the United States from 1990 to 2024
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "I'm going to read you a list of environmental problems. As I read each one, please tell me if you personally worry about this problem a great deal, a fair amount, only a little, or not at all. First, how much do you personally worry about air pollution?"
Missing percentage points to 100 percent are from respondents who stated they had no opinion.
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Gallup. (April 22, 2024). Public concern about air pollution in the United States from 1990 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223413/public-concern-about-air-pollution-in-the-us/
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Gallup. (2024). Public concern about air pollution in the United States from 1990 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223413/public-concern-about-air-pollution-in-the-us/
Gallup. "Public Concern about Air Pollution in The United States from 1990 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223413/public-concern-about-air-pollution-in-the-us/
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