This statistic shows the views of U.S. adults on whether the recent severe weather events were a result of climate change as of March 2019, broken down by age group. During the survey, around 53 percent of the respondents aged between 18 and 29 years stated that the severity of recent weather events was due to climate change.
Opinion on the severity of weather events as a result of climate change among U.S. adults as of March 2019, by age group*
* Original question: "Do you think the severity of recent weather events are the result of climate change or do these kind of events just happen from time to time?"
Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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YouGov. (March 14, 2019). Opinion on the severity of weather events as a result of climate change among U.S. adults as of March 2019, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/990731/opinion-on-severe-weather-events-climate-change-us-adults-by-age/
YouGov. "Opinion on the severity of weather events as a result of climate change among U.S. adults as of March 2019, by age group*." Chart. March 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/990731/opinion-on-severe-weather-events-climate-change-us-adults-by-age/
YouGov. (2019). Opinion on the severity of weather events as a result of climate change among U.S. adults as of March 2019, by age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/990731/opinion-on-severe-weather-events-climate-change-us-adults-by-age/
YouGov. "Opinion on The Severity of Weather Events as a Result of Climate Change among U.S. Adults as of March 2019, by Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/990731/opinion-on-severe-weather-events-climate-change-us-adults-by-age/
YouGov, Opinion on the severity of weather events as a result of climate change among U.S. adults as of March 2019, by age group* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/990731/opinion-on-severe-weather-events-climate-change-us-adults-by-age/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Opinion on the severity of weather events as a result of climate change among U.S. adults as of March 2019, by age group* [Graph], YouGov, March 14, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/990731/opinion-on-severe-weather-events-climate-change-us-adults-by-age/
