This statistic shows the factors that influence climate scientists' research according to U.S. adults as of May 2016. During this survey, around 36 percent of the respondents stated that they believed that climate scientists' research findings are most heavily influenced by their desire to advance their careers.
Public opinion on factors influencing climate scientists' research in the United States as of June 2016
Original survey wording: Percent of U.S. adults who say the following about global climate change - "Research findings influenced by... most of the time."
Beliefs about climate change includes those who “lean” toward each position. Other responses on each question are not shown.
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Pew Research Center. (October 4, 2016). Public opinion on factors influencing climate scientists' research in the United States as of June 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/659868/factors-influencing-climate-scientists-research-according-to-us-adults/
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Pew Research Center. (2016). Public opinion on factors influencing climate scientists' research in the United States as of June 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/659868/factors-influencing-climate-scientists-research-according-to-us-adults/
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Pew Research Center, Public opinion on factors influencing climate scientists' research in the United States as of June 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/659868/factors-influencing-climate-scientists-research-according-to-us-adults/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Public opinion on factors influencing climate scientists' research in the United States as of June 2016 [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 4, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/659868/factors-influencing-climate-scientists-research-according-to-us-adults/
