This statistic presents the results of a survey conducted by Gallup in March 2012. Americans were asked about their personal concerns regarding the pollution of drinking water. Some 48 percent indicated that they were worried about polluted drinking water. Compared to 2000, U.S. consumers are less concerned about that environmental threat.
Consumers' concerns about the pollution of drinking water in the United States in 2000 and 2012
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Data for 2000 are taken from a previous edition of Gallup's Environment poll. * Shows the share of respondents who are worried "a great deal" regarding the pollution of drinking water. Other categories, not shown in this statistic, include "Fair amount", "Only a little", and "Not at all".
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Gallup. (April 13, 2012). Consumers' concerns about the pollution of drinking water in the United States in 2000 and 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252295/us-consumers-concerns-about-polluted-drinking-water/
Gallup. "Consumers' concerns about the pollution of drinking water in the United States in 2000 and 2012." Chart. April 13, 2012. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252295/us-consumers-concerns-about-polluted-drinking-water/
Gallup. (2012). Consumers' concerns about the pollution of drinking water in the United States in 2000 and 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252295/us-consumers-concerns-about-polluted-drinking-water/
Gallup. "Consumers' Concerns about The Pollution of Drinking Water in The United States in 2000 and 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252295/us-consumers-concerns-about-polluted-drinking-water/
Gallup, Consumers' concerns about the pollution of drinking water in the United States in 2000 and 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252295/us-consumers-concerns-about-polluted-drinking-water/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Consumers' concerns about the pollution of drinking water in the United States in 2000 and 2012 [Graph], Gallup, April 13, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252295/us-consumers-concerns-about-polluted-drinking-water/
