This statistic shows the share of U.S. adults who say scientists agree that climate change was caused by human activity as of February 2017, with a breakdown by ethnicity. During the survey, roughly 57 percent of white Americans said that they think there is a consensus on human-caused climate change within the scientific community.
Belief in the scientific consensus on current human-caused climate change among U.S. adults as of February 2017, by ethnicity*
* Original question: "To the best of your knowledge, do you think there is a consensus in the scientific community that climate change is occurring and is mainly caused by human
activity?"
Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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YouGov. (February 22, 2017). Belief in the scientific consensus on current human-caused climate change among U.S. adults as of February 2017, by ethnicity* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/680902/us-adults-who-believe-scientists-agree-on-human-caused-climate-change-by-ethnicity/
YouGov. "Belief in the scientific consensus on current human-caused climate change among U.S. adults as of February 2017, by ethnicity*." Chart. February 22, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/680902/us-adults-who-believe-scientists-agree-on-human-caused-climate-change-by-ethnicity/
YouGov. (2017). Belief in the scientific consensus on current human-caused climate change among U.S. adults as of February 2017, by ethnicity*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/680902/us-adults-who-believe-scientists-agree-on-human-caused-climate-change-by-ethnicity/
YouGov. "Belief in The Scientific Consensus on Current Human-caused Climate Change among U.S. Adults as of February 2017, by Ethnicity*." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/680902/us-adults-who-believe-scientists-agree-on-human-caused-climate-change-by-ethnicity/
YouGov, Belief in the scientific consensus on current human-caused climate change among U.S. adults as of February 2017, by ethnicity* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/680902/us-adults-who-believe-scientists-agree-on-human-caused-climate-change-by-ethnicity/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Belief in the scientific consensus on current human-caused climate change among U.S. adults as of February 2017, by ethnicity* [Graph], YouGov, February 22, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/680902/us-adults-who-believe-scientists-agree-on-human-caused-climate-change-by-ethnicity/
