This survey shows the concerns of U.S. Americans about the environmental threat of soil and water contamination by toxic waste from 1989 to 2012. In 2012, 50 percent of the respondents stated they were worried "a great deal" about the contamination of soil and water by toxic waste.
Public concern about the contamination of soil and water by toxic waste in the United States from 1989 to 2012
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 the contamination of soil and water by toxic waste?"
Missing percentage points to 100 percent are from respondents who stated they had no opinion.
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Gallup. (April 13, 2012). Public concern about the contamination of soil and water by toxic waste in the United States from 1989 to 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223423/public-concern-about-contamination-of-soil-and-water-by-toxic-waste-in-the-us/
Gallup. "Public concern about the contamination of soil and water by toxic waste in the United States from 1989 to 2012." Chart. April 13, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223423/public-concern-about-contamination-of-soil-and-water-by-toxic-waste-in-the-us/
Gallup. (2012). Public concern about the contamination of soil and water by toxic waste in the United States from 1989 to 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223423/public-concern-about-contamination-of-soil-and-water-by-toxic-waste-in-the-us/
Gallup. "Public Concern about The Contamination of Soil and Water by Toxic Waste in The United States from 1989 to 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223423/public-concern-about-contamination-of-soil-and-water-by-toxic-waste-in-the-us/
Gallup, Public concern about the contamination of soil and water by toxic waste in the United States from 1989 to 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223423/public-concern-about-contamination-of-soil-and-water-by-toxic-waste-in-the-us/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Public concern about the contamination of soil and water by toxic waste in the United States from 1989 to 2012 [Graph], Gallup, April 13, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/223423/public-concern-about-contamination-of-soil-and-water-by-toxic-waste-in-the-us/
