This statistic shows the views on human-caused climate change among adults in the United States as of February 2017, with a breakdown by household income. During the survey, roughly 60 percent of the respondents whose household income was under 50 thousand U.S. dollars said that the world's climate change is a result of human activity.
Opinions of climate change causes among adults in the United States as of February 2017, by household income*
Family income in U.S. dollars
The world’s climate is changing as a result of human activitiy
The world's climate is changing but not because of human activity
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YouGov. (February 22, 2017). Opinions of climate change causes among adults in the United States as of February 2017, by household income* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/680851/opinion-on-human-caused-climate-change-issues-among-us-adults-by-income/
YouGov. "Opinions of climate change causes among adults in the United States as of February 2017, by household income*." Chart. February 22, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/680851/opinion-on-human-caused-climate-change-issues-among-us-adults-by-income/
YouGov. (2017). Opinions of climate change causes among adults in the United States as of February 2017, by household income*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/680851/opinion-on-human-caused-climate-change-issues-among-us-adults-by-income/
YouGov. "Opinions of Climate Change Causes among Adults in The United States as of February 2017, by Household Income*." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/680851/opinion-on-human-caused-climate-change-issues-among-us-adults-by-income/
YouGov, Opinions of climate change causes among adults in the United States as of February 2017, by household income* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/680851/opinion-on-human-caused-climate-change-issues-among-us-adults-by-income/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Opinions of climate change causes among adults in the United States as of February 2017, by household income* [Graph], YouGov, February 22, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/680851/opinion-on-human-caused-climate-change-issues-among-us-adults-by-income/
