This survey investigates the support of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the United States, by educational status. Some 56 percent of respondents holding a college degree stated they supported hydraulic fracturing. The survey was conducted in March 2012, among respondents who had heard about fracking.
Percentage of U.S. respondents who favor or oppose hydraulic fracturing (fracking) as of March 2012, by educational status
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Pew Research Center. (March 31, 2012). Percentage of U.S. respondents who favor or oppose hydraulic fracturing (fracking) as of March 2012, by educational status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239115/public-views-of-hydraulic-fracturing-in-the-us-by-educational-status/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of U.S. respondents who favor or oppose hydraulic fracturing (fracking) as of March 2012, by educational status." Chart. March 31, 2012. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239115/public-views-of-hydraulic-fracturing-in-the-us-by-educational-status/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Percentage of U.S. respondents who favor or oppose hydraulic fracturing (fracking) as of March 2012, by educational status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239115/public-views-of-hydraulic-fracturing-in-the-us-by-educational-status/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of U.S. Respondents Who Favor or Oppose Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) as of March 2012, by Educational Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239115/public-views-of-hydraulic-fracturing-in-the-us-by-educational-status/
Pew Research Center, Percentage of U.S. respondents who favor or oppose hydraulic fracturing (fracking) as of March 2012, by educational status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239115/public-views-of-hydraulic-fracturing-in-the-us-by-educational-status/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. respondents who favor or oppose hydraulic fracturing (fracking) as of March 2012, by educational status [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 31, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239115/public-views-of-hydraulic-fracturing-in-the-us-by-educational-status/