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Polls listed chronologically.
Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older. |
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Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll.
July 28-Aug. 1, 2006.
N=1,478 adults nationwide. MoE ±
3. |
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is
handling environmental issues?" |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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7/28 - 8/1/06 |
41 |
47 |
12 |
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"Will the issue of global warming play an important or not
important role in your decision to vote for a congressional candidate in
November, or will it not be a factor in your vote?"
N=1,331 registered voters, MoE ±
3 (for all registered voters) |
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Important |
Not
Important |
Not a
Factor |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
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ALL reg. voters |
44 |
6 |
47 |
3 |
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Democrats |
61 |
3 |
32 |
4 |
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Independents |
44 |
3 |
51 |
2 |
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Republicans |
25 |
11 |
61 |
3 |
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"When it comes to ensuring a healthy environment for the
future, do you think the United States is going in the right direction or is
it seriously off on the wrong track?" |
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Right
Direction |
Wrong
Track |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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7/28 - 8/1/06 |
41 |
51 |
8 |
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"When it comes to protecting the environment, is the Bush
Administration doing too much, or too little, or
just the right amount to protect the environment?" |
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Too Much |
Too Little |
Right Amount |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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7/28 - 8/1/06 |
3 |
56 |
36 |
5 |
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"When it comes to reducing global warming in particular, is
the Bush Administration doing too much, or too
little, or just the right amount to reduce global warming?" |
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Too Much |
Too Little |
Right Amount |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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7/28 - 8/1/06 |
3 |
58 |
29 |
10 |
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"Which political party do you think does a better job in
Congress when it comes to handling environmental issues, the Democrats or
the Republicans?" |
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Democrats |
Republicans |
Neither (vol.) |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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7/28 - 8/1/06 |
50 |
22 |
12 |
16 |
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"Generally speaking, do you think improving the environment
conflicts with economic growth, or do you think improving the environment
does not have to conflict with economic growth?" |
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Conflicts |
Doesn't Have
To Conflict |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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7/28 - 8/1/06 |
25 |
70 |
5 |
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"Whether or not you personally think improving the
environment conflicts with economic growth, if there is conflict, which
should take priority: improving the environment, or economic growth?" |
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Environment |
Economic
Growth |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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7/28 - 8/1/06 |
57 |
35 |
8 |
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"Which of the following statements comes closer to your
view? Many businesses can be trusted to take good care of the nation's
natural resources, and the government should intervene only in the worst
cases. OR, Many businesses will cut corners and damage the environment
unless strong government rules and regulations are in place."
Options rotated |
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Can be
Trusted |
Will Cut
Corners |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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7/28 - 8/1/06 |
22 |
75 |
3 |
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"As you may know, scientists have found evidence that the
earth's climate is warming. From what you have
heard or read, do you think global warming is a very serious problem, a
somewhat serious problem, not too much of a problem or not a problem at all,
or haven't you heard enough about this to say?" |
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Serious
Problem |
Not a
Problem |
Haven't Heard
Enough |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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7/28 - 8/1/06 |
73 |
19 |
6 |
2 |
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"What do you think is causing global warming? Do you think
it is caused more by human activities, such as driving cars and burning
fuel, or is it caused more by natural changes in the climate?" |
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Human
Activities |
Natural
Changes |
Both (vol.) |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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7/28 - 8/1/06 |
47 |
32 |
16 |
5 |
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"As you may know, some national parks are very popular and
draw large crowds. In managing those parks, officials must decide between
providing more access to the public by adding roads and opening up more
parkland to motorized recreational vehicles, such as snowmobiles and ATV's
or All Terrain Vehicles, or protecting natural habitats and wildlife. Should
officials give the public more access by opening up parkland, or should
officials limit or restrict such access?" |
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More
Access |
Limit
Access |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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7/28 - 8/1/06 |
18 |
77 |
5 |
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"As you may know, former President Clinton ordered a
nationwide ban on logging and road building on nearly 60 million acres of
national forests. In 2004, George W. Bush cancelled the ban and asked each
state to propose specific national forest areas to protect. Do you think it
is better to allow individual states to designate which national forest
areas to protect from logging and road building, or do you think the federal
government should set the level of protection in national forests for the
entire country?" |
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Individual
States |
Federal
Government |
Both (vol.) |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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7/28 - 8/1/06 |
45 |
45 |
6 |
4 |
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NBC
News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted
by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill
McInturff (R). June 9-12, 2006.
N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1
(for all adults). |
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"When it comes to protecting the environment, which party do
you think would do a better job: the Democratic Party, the Republican Party,
or both about the same? If you think that neither would do a good job,
please just say so."
Half-sample (Form B) |
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Democratic |
Republican |
Same |
Neither |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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6/9-12/06 |
49 |
12 |
22 |
13 |
4 |
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CBS News/New
York Times
Poll.
May 4-8, 2006. N=1,241 adults
nationwide. MoE ±
3 (for all
adults). |
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"Currently, drilling for oil and natural gas is prohibited
in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Do
you approve or disapprove of the proposal to open up the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge in Alaska for oil and natural gas drilling?" |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
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5/4-8/06 |
48 |
45 |
7 |
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11/20-24/02 |
39 |
55 |
6 |
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"Global warming is a term used to describe changes in the
temperature of the earth's atmosphere which could
result in changes in the environment. How much have you heard or read about
global warming: a lot, some, not much or nothing at all?" |
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A Lot |
Some |
Not Much |
Nothing |
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% |
% |
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5/4-8/06 |
41 |
37 |
16 |
6 |
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9/03 |
27 |
39 |
23 |
10 |
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Asked of those who have heard/read a lot
or some:
"Do you think global warming is an environmental problem that is causing a
serious impact now, or do you think global warming isn't
having a serious impact?" |
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Serious
Impact Now |
Not a Serious
Impact |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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5/4-8/06 |
66 |
30 |
4 |
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9/03 |
59 |
37 |
4 |
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Gallup Poll. March 13-16,
2006.
N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3
(for all adults). |
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"Do you think George W. Bush is doing a good job
or a poor job in handling each of the following issues as president?
How about
protecting
the nation's environment?" |
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Good
Job |
Poor
Job |
Fair/Mixed
(vol.) |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
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3/13-16/06 |
33 |
55 |
9 |
3 |
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3/05 |
39 |
50 |
8 |
3 |
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3/04 |
41 |
46 |
9 |
4 |
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3/03 |
44 |
43 |
7 |
6 |
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3/02 |
50 |
38 |
7 |
5 |
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4/6-9/01 |
49 |
41 |
4 |
6 |
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3/5-7/01 |
51 |
38 |
5 |
6 |
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"Do you think the U.S. government is doing too
much, too little, or about the right amount in terms of protecting the
environment?" N=498,
MoE ± 5
(Form
B) |
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Too
Much |
Too
Little |
About
Right |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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3/13-16/06 |
4 |
62 |
33 |
1 |
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3/05 |
5 |
58 |
34 |
3 |
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3/04 |
5 |
55 |
37 |
3 |
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3/03 |
7 |
51 |
37 |
5 |
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4/00 |
10 |
58 |
30 |
2 |
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"Next I am going to read
some specific environmental proposals. For each one, please say whether you generally
favor or oppose it. How about
[see
below]?" |
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Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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"Spending government money to develop alternate sources of
fuel for automobiles" |
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3/13-16/06 |
85 |
14 |
1 |
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"More strongly enforcing federal environmental regulations" |
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3/13-16/06 |
79 |
20 |
2 |
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3/03 |
75 |
21 |
4 |
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"Spending more government money on developing solar and wind
power" |
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3/13-16/06 |
77 |
21 |
2 |
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3/0 1 |
79 |
19 |
2 |
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"Setting higher emissions and pollution standards for
business and industry" |
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3/13-16/06 |
77 |
22 |
1 |
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3/03 |
80 |
19 |
1 |
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"Imposing mandatory controls on carbon dioxide emissions
and other greenhouse gases" |
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3/13-16/06 |
75 |
23 |
3 |
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3/03 |
75 |
22 |
3 |
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"Setting higher auto emissions standards for automobiles" |
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3/13-16/06 |
73 |
25 |
2 |
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3/03 |
73 |
24 |
3 |
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"Expanding use of nuclear
energy" |
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3/13-16/06 |
55 |
40 |
5 |
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3/03 |
43 |
51 |
6 |
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"Opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
in Alaska for oil exploration" |
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3/13-16/06 |
49 |
47 |
4 |
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3/03 |
41 |
55 |
4 |
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"Just your impression, which one of the following statements
do you think is most accurate? Most scientists believe that global warming
is occurring. Most scientists believe that global warming is NOT occurring.
OR, Most scientists are unsure about whether global warming is occurring or
not." |
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Is
Occurring |
Is Not
Occurring |
Scientists
are Unsure |
No Opinion |
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% |
% |
% |
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3/13-16/06 |
65 |
3 |
29 |
3 |
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"Thinking about the increase in strength of hurricanes in
recent years, do you think global warming has been a major cause, a minor
cause, or not a cause of the increase in strength of hurricanes?" |
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Major Cause |
Minor Cause |
Not a Cause |
Unsure |
. |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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3/13-16/06 |
35 |
33 |
26 |
6 |
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ABC
News/Time/Stanford University
Poll. March 9-14,
2006. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ±
3. |
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"Compared to 10 or so years ago, do you think the natural
environment in the world today is better, worse or about the same?" |
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Better |
Worse |
Same |
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% |
% |
% |
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3/9-14/06 |
12 |
60 |
27 |
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"Thinking ahead to 10 or so years from now, do you think the
natural environment in the world will be better, worse, or about the same as
it is today?" |
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Better |
Worse |
Same |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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3/9-14/06 |
21 |
55 |
23 |
1 |
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"Thinking about the way [see below] is/are handling
issues involving the natural environment, do you approve, disapprove, or
neither approve nor disapprove?" |
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Approve |
Disapprove |
Neither |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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President Bush |
21 |
53 |
25 |
1 |
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American businesses |
21 |
47 |
30 |
1 |
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The U.S. Congress |
15 |
52 |
32 |
1 |
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"If nothing is done to reduce
global warming in the future, how serious of a problem do you think it will
be for THE UNITED STATES: very serious, somewhat serious, not so serious or
not serious at all?" |
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Very
Serious |
Somewhat
Serious |
Not So
Serious |
Not Serious
At All |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
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3/9-14/06 |
49 |
34 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
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"If nothing is done to reduce
global warming in the future, how serious of a problem do you think it will
be for THE WORLD: very serious, somewhat serious,
not so serious or not serious at all?" |
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. |
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Very
Serious |
Somewhat
Serious |
Not So
Serious |
Not Serious
At All |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
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3/9-14/06 |
57 |
28 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
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"Do you think the federal government should do more than it's
doing now to try to deal with global warming, should do less than it's
doing now, or is it doing about the right amount?" |
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Should Do
More |
Should Do
Less |
About
Right |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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3/9-14/06 |
68 |
5 |
25 |
1 |
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"Which of these would you rather see the federal government
do: require companies and individuals to do things to reduce global warming;
offer tax cuts to encourage these things, but not require them; or do
nothing to influence whether companies and individuals do these things?" |
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Require |
Encourage |
Do Nothing |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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3/9-14/06 |
52 |
38 |
8 |
2 |
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"Do you think most scientists agree with one another about
whether or not global warming is happening, or do you think there is a lot
of disagreement among scientists on this issue?" |
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Most Agree |
A Lot of Dis-
agreement |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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3/9-14/06 |
35 |
64 |
1 |
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. |
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"For each of the following, please tell me whether you favor
or oppose it as a way for the federal government to try to reduce future
global warming. . . ." |
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Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
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"Give companies tax breaks to build nuclear power plants" |
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3/9-14/06 |
41 |
56 |
3 |
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"Give companies tax breaks to produce more electricity from
water, wind and solar power" |
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3/9-14/06 |
87 |
12 |
1 |
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CNN/USA
Today/Gallup
Poll.
Oct. 21-23,
2005. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ±
4. |
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"Thinking about the increase in the number and
strength of hurricanes in recent years, do you think global warming has been
a major cause, a minor cause, or not a cause of the increase in hurricanes?" |
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. |
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Major
Cause |
Minor
Cause |
Not a
Cause |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
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10/21-23/05 |
36 |
29 |
30 |
5 |
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ABC News/Washington
Post Poll.
Sept. 23-27, 2005. N=1,019
adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults).
Fieldwork by ICR. |
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"How convinced are you that global
warming or the greenhouse effect is actually happening? Would you say you
are completely convinced, mostly convinced, not so convinced or not
convinced at all?" |
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. |
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Completely
Convinced |
Mostly
Convinced |
Not So
Convinced |
Not At All
Convinced |
Unsure |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
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9/23-27/05 |
23 |
33 |
22 |
17 |
4 |
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6/05 |
23 |
36 |
24 |
16 |
2 |
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"Do you think global warming is an
urgent problem that requires immediate government action, or a longer-term
problem that requires more study before government action is taken?"
Options rotated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Urgent
Problem |
Longer-
term
Problem |
Not a
Problem
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
9/23-27/05 |
41 |
47 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
6/05 |
38 |
58 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"Do you think the severity of
recent hurricanes is most likely the result of global climate change, or is
it just the kind of severe weather events that happen from time to time?"
Options rotated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Climate
Change |
Just
Happens |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
ALL |
39 |
54 |
7 |
|
|
|
Democrats |
46 |
46 |
8 |
|
|
|
Independents |
42 |
53 |
5 |
|
|
|
Republicans |
24 |
70 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"Do you think the hurricanes the
country has been experiencing are a deliberate act of God, or an occurrence
on God's Earth but not a deliberate act on God's
part?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Deliberate
Act of God |
Not a
Deliberate
Act of God |
Neither/Don't
Believe In
God (vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
9/23-27/05 |
23 |
67 |
4 |
5 |
|
|
|
The Harris Poll.
Aug. 9-16, 2005. N=1,217
adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults). |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"Do
you agree or disagree with this statement?
Protecting the environment is so important that requirements and standards
cannot be too high, and continuing environmental Improvements must be made
regardless of cost." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Agree |
Disagree |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
8/9-16/05 |
74 |
24 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"For each of the following, please tell me if you feel they've done more
than their share, just about right, or less then their share to help reduce
environmental problems. . . ." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
Less Than
Their Share |
About
Right |
More Than
Their Share |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
"Environmental groups" |
16 |
39 |
42 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"The media" |
44 |
37 |
18 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"State or
local government" |
46 |
43 |
10 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"General
public" |
63 |
26 |
10 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"Local
businesses" |
50 |
38 |
9 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"The
President" |
53 |
36 |
8 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"The
Congress" |
57 |
31 |
8 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"Large
corporations" |
71 |
21 |
6 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"Do
you think of yourself as an active environmentalist, sympathetic to
environmental concerns, neutral, or unsympathetic to environmental
concerns?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Environ-
mentalist |
Sympathetic |
Neutral |
Unsym-
pathetic |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
8/9-16/05 |
12 |
58 |
24 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
Gallup Poll. March 7-10, 2005.
N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"When it comes to environmental protection, which
of these do you think is happening under the Bush
Administration:
the nation's environmental protection policies are
being strengthened, the nation's environmental
policies are being kept about the same, or the nation's
environmental protection policies are being weakened?"
Options rotated.
Form A (N=494,
MoE ± 5). |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Strength-ened |
Kept the
Same |
Weakened |
No
Opinion |
. |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
. |
|
3/05 |
5 |
52 |
40 |
3 |
. |
|
3/04 |
6 |
53 |
39 |
2 |
. |
|
3/03 |
9 |
53 |
35 |
3 |
. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"Would you say you are
optimistic or pessimistic that we will have our environmental problems well
under control in 20 years?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Optimistic |
Pessi-
mistic |
No
Opinion |
. |
. |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
. |
. |
|
3/05 |
54 |
43 |
3 |
. |
. |
|
|
Gallup Poll. March 8-11, 2004.
N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"Recently, a group of
prominent scientists charged that the Bush
Administration
is ignoring and distorting scientific evidence concerning the seriousness of
environmental problems such as global warming. How much have you heard about
this criticism before now: a great deal, a
moderate amount, not much, or nothing at all?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Great
Deal |
Moderate
Amount |
Not
Much |
Nothing |
. |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
. |
|
3/04 |
8 |
26 |
40 |
26 |
. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"Who do you tend to believe in this matter: the
scientists who claim that the Bush Administration is ignoring and distorting
scientific evidence about environmental problems, OR,
the Bush Administration, which denies ignoring and distorting scientific
evidence about environmental problems?"
Options rotated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Scientists |
Bush
Adminis-
tration |
No
Opinion |
. |
. |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
. |
. |
|
3/04 |
59 |
32 |
9 |
. |
. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"Next, turning to the agreement
on global warming that was drawn up at a world conference in Kyoto, Japan,
several years ago: Based on what you have heard or read, do you think the
United States should or should not agree to abide by the provisions of the
Kyoto agreement on global warming?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Should |
Should
Not |
No
Opinion |
. |
. |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
. |
. |
|
3/04 |
42 |
22 |
36 |
. |
. |
|
|
CBS News/New York Times Poll. Nov. 20-24, 2002. N=996 adults
nationwide. MoE
± 3 (total sample). |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
ALL |
Repub-
licans |
Demo-
crats |
Indepen-
dents |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
| "Now turning to
the subject of the environment: When it comes to regulating the
environmental and safety practices of business, do you think the federal
government is doing enough, should it do more, or should it do less?" |
|
Doing enough |
25 |
38 |
20 |
21 |
|
|
Should do more |
62 |
46 |
72 |
67 |
|
|
Should do less |
7 |
12 |
4 |
6 |
|
|
Don't know |
6 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
| "Do you agree or
disagree with the following statement? Protecting the environment is so
important that requirements and standards cannot be too high and continuing
environmental improvements must be made regardless of the cost." |
|
Agree |
57 |
41 |
66 |
62 |
|
|
Disagree |
36 |
52 |
30 |
30 |
|
|
Don't know |
7 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
| "With Republicans
in control of Congress, do you think pollution and other environmental
problems are likely to get better, get worse, or stay about the same as they
are now?" |
|
Get better |
10 |
16 |
4 |
10 |
|
|
Get worse |
27 |
8 |
43 |
27 |
|
|
Stay the same as now |
59 |
71 |
50 |
58 |
|
|
Don't know |
4 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
"What do you think is more important:
producing energy, or protecting the environment?" |
|
Producing energy |
29 |
44 |
23 |
23 |
|
|
Protecting environment |
57 |
41 |
66 |
62 |
|
|
Don't know |
14 |
15 |
11 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
"What do you think George W. Bush thinks is
more important: producing energy, or protecting the environment?" |
|
Producing energy |
68 |
59 |
79 |
64 |
|
|
Protecting environment |
11 |
13 |
7 |
12 |
|
|
Don't know |
21 |
28 |
14 |
24 |
|
|
| The Harris Poll.
Sept. 19-23, 2002. N=1,011 adults nationwide. MoE
± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
| Have you
ever seen, heard or read about the theory of global warming -- that average temperatures
are rising slowly and will continue to rise mainly because of the burning of coal, oil and
other fuels? |
|
|
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
Have seen, heard or read |
85 |
88 |
89 |
|
|
|
Have not |
14 |
11 |
10 |
|
|
|
Not sure |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
"Have you seen, heard or read of recent
international agreements in Kyoto and Bonn to limit emissions of carbon
dioxide and other greenhouse gases to reduce global warming?"
Asked of those who have seen,
heard or read about global warming. |
|
|
2002 |
2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
Have seen, heard or read |
52 |
58 |
|
|
|
|
Have not |
45 |
41 |
|
|
|
|
Not sure |
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
"Do you approve or disapprove of the international
agreements in Kyoto and Bonn which would require countries to limit their
emissions of carbon monoxide and other greenhouse gases?"
Asked of those who have seen,
heard or read about the Kyoto and Bonn agreements. |
|
|
2002 |
2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
Approve |
73 |
70 |
|
|
|
|
Disapprove |
20 |
22 |
|
|
|
|
Not sure |
6 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
"The United States government says that it cannot
accept the Kyoto and Bonn agreements to limit emissions of greenhouse gases
because they are not based on sound research and would damage the American
economy. Do you think the American position is right or wrong?"
Asked of those who have seen,
heard or read about the Kyoto and Bonn agreements. |
|
|
2002 |
2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
Right |
30 |
42 |
|
|
|
|
Wrong |
54 |
46 |
|
|
|
|
Not sure |
16 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
| ABC News.com
Poll. April 11-15, 2001. N=1,022 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Field work by TNS
Intersearch. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
| "An international
treaty calls on the U.S. and other industrialized nations to cut back on their emissions
from power plants and cars in order to reduce global warming, also known as the greenhouse
effect. Some people say this would hurt the U.S. economy, and is based on uncertain
science. Others say this is needed to protect the environment, and could create new
business opportunities. Whats your view? Do you think the United States should or
should not join this treaty requiring less emissions from U.S. power plants and
cars?" |
|
|
ALL |
Demo-
crats |
Indepen-
dents |
Repub-
licans |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
Should |
61 |
68 |
66 |
52 |
|
|
Should not |
26 |
19 |
25 |
37 |
|
|
No opinion |
13 |
13 |
9 |
11 |
|
|
|
Gallup Poll. March 5-7, 2001. N=1,060 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"For each of the
following, please say whether you think they are doing too much, too little, or about the
right amount in terms of protecting the environment. How about [see below]?" |
|
|
Too
Much |
Too
Little |
About
Right |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
"The federal
government" |
11 |
55 |
31 |
3 |
|
"U.S.
corporations" |
4 |
68 |
23 |
5 |
|
"The American
people" |
2 |
65 |
30 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"Next I am going to read
some specific environmental proposals. For each one, please say whether you generally
favor or oppose it. How about
[see
below]?" |
|
|
Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
"Giving tax breaks to
provide incentives for drilling for more oil and gas in the U.S." |
|
|
53 |
43 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"Setting legal limits on
the amount of energy which average consumers can use" |
|
|
35 |
62 |
3 |
|
|
| ABC
News.com Poll. Sept. 13-17, 2000. N=1,014 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Field work
by ICR. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
"How would
you rate the overall quality of the drinking water in your area: excellent, good, not so
good, or poor?" |
|
|
9/00 |
6/89 |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
Excellent |
18 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
Good |
53 |
51 |
|
|
|
|
Not so good |
17 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
Poor |
10 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
No opinion |
2 |
- |
|
|
|
|
| The Harris Poll.
Aug. 10-14, 2000. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample). |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Do you
think that the possibility of global warming should be treated as a very serious problem,
a somewhat serious problem, or not a serious problem? |
|
|
2000 |
1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
Very serious |
46 |
47 |
|
|
|
|
Somewhat serious |
39 |
40 |
|
|
|
|
Not serious |
13 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
Not sure |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Do you
think that global warming is, or is not, probably a cause of the large number of forest
wildfires in the West? |
|
|
ALL |
East |
Mid-
west |
South |
West |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
Is probably a cause |
35 |
41 |
29 |
43 |
24 |
|
Is not probably a cause |
54 |
50 |
61 |
46 |
65 |
|
Not sure |
10 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
|
|
Do you
think that most of the fires are started by lightning and other natural events or by
people? |
|
|
ALL |
East |
Mid-
west |
South |
West |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
Natural events |
56 |
54 |
58 |
58 |
53 |
|
People |
34 |
31 |
34 |
34 |
36 |
|
Not sure |
10 |
16 |
9 |
8 |
12 |
|
|
Newsweek
Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. April 13-14, 2000. N=752
adults nationwide. MoE ± 4 (total sample). |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
| "Since the first
Earth Day was held 30 years ago, how much progress -- if any -- do you think has been made
toward solving environmental problems: major progress, minor progress, or no progress, or
have environmental problems actually gotten worse?" |
|
|
% |
|
|
|
|
Major progress |
18 |
|
|
|
|
Minor progress |
52 |
|
|
|
|
No progress |
7 |
|
|
|
|
Gotten worse |
16 |
|
|
|
|
Don't know |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
| "Which one of the
following do you think is the most important environmental problem facing the world today?
Is it . . . ?" |
|
|
% |
|
|
|
Air pollution |
19 |
|
|
|
Water pollution |
19 |
|
|
|
Garbage and landfills |
17 |
|
|
|
Loss of the ozone layer |
13 |
|
|
|
Global warming |
12 |
|
|
|
Endangered or vanished
species |
5 |
|
|
|
Acid rain |
3 |
|
|
|
Some other
environmental problem that I haven't mentioned |
4 |
|
|
|
Don't know |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
Asked of registered voters
(N=584):
"In general, how important are environmental issues in determining your vote for
major political offices? Are a political candidate's positions on environmental issues
very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important in
determining your vote?" |
|
|
ALL |
Republicans |
Democrats |
Independents |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
Very important |
32 |
19 |
41 |
34 |
|
Somewhat important |
41 |
46 |
42 |
40 |
|
Not too important |
14 |
21 |
9 |
13 |
|
Not at all important |
9 |
12 |
5 |
11 |
|
Don't know |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
Gallup Poll.
April 3-9, 2000. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
| "How much progress
have we made in dealing with environmental problems in the past few decades -- say since
1970? Would you say we have made a great deal of progress, only some progress, or hardly
any progress at all?" |
|
|
% |
|
|
|
A great deal of progress |
26 |
|
|
|
Only some progress |
64 |
|
|
|
Hardly any progress at all |
9 |
|
|
|
No opinion |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
| "Do you think the
U.S. government is doing too much, too little, or about the right amount in terms of
protecting the environment?" |
|
|
4/00 |
3/92 |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
|
|
|
Too much |
10 |
4 |
|
|
|
Too little |
58 |
68 |
|
|
|
About the right amount |
30 |
26 |
|
|
|
No opinion |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
| "Which one of the
following should have primary responsibility for solving our nation's environmental
problems: [rotate] the government OR business and industry OR
citizens groups and individual citizens?" |
|
|
4/00 |
3/92 |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
|
|
|
Government |
34 |
44 |
|
|
|
Business and industry |
33 |
20 |
|
|
|
Citizens |
32 |
29 |
|
|
|
No opinion |
1 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
| "With which one of
these statements about the environment and the economy do you most agree? [rotate]
Protection of the environment should be given priority, even at the risk of curbing
economic growth. OR, Economic growth should be given priority, even if the environment
suffers to some extent." |
|
|
Protection
of
Environment |
Economic
Growth |
No
Opinion |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
4/00 |
67 |
28 |
5 |
|
|
|
1/00 |
70 |
23 |
7 |
|
|
|
4/99 |
67 |
28 |
5 |
|
|
|
3/99 |
65 |
30 |
5 |
|
|
|
4/00 |
67 |
28 |
5 |
|
|
|
1/00 |
70 |
23 |
7 |
|
|
|
4/99 |
67 |
28 |
5 |
|
|
|
3/99 |
65 |
30 |
5 |
|
|
|
4/98 |
68 |
24 |
8 |
|
|
|
1997 |
66 |
27 |
7 |
|
|
|
1995 |
62 |
32 |
6 |
|
|
|
1991 |
71 |
20 |
9 |
|
|
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1990 |
71 |
19 |
10 |
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1984 |
61 |
28 |
11 |
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| Gallup Poll.
Sept. 23-26, 1999. N=1,039 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
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. |
|
"Have
you heard or read about the great increase in population which is predicted for the world
during the next few decades?" |
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1999 |
1992 |
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% |
% |
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Yes |
58 |
51 |
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No |
42 |
48 |
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No opinion |
- |
1 |
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. |
|
Among who answered "Yes"
to question above (N=637, MoE +/- 4):
"Are you worried or not worried about this population increase?" |
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1999 |
1992 |
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|
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% |
% |
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|
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Yes, worried |
48 |
68 |
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No, not worried |
51 |
31 |
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No opinion |
1 |
1 |
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|
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|
|
|
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. |
| "How serious a
problem for the country do you think population growth in the United States is? Would you
say it is: [rotate] a major problem now; not a problem now, but likely to
be a problem in the future; OR, not a problem now and you don't expect it to become a
problem?" |
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1999 |
1992 |
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|
|
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% |
% |
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Major problem now |
18 |
29 |
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Problem in the future |
59 |
44 |
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Don't expect problem |
22 |
24 |
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No opinion |
1 |
3 |
|
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|
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|
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. |
| "How serious a
problem for the world do you think population growth internationally is? Would you say it
is: [rotate] a major problem now; not a problem now, but likely to
be a problem in the future; OR, not a problem now and you don't expect it to become a
problem?" |
|
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% |
|
|
|
|
|
Major problem now |
47 |
|
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|
|
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Problem in the future |
41 |
|
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Don't expect problem |
11 |
|
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|
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No opinion |
1 |
|
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| Gallup/CNN/USA
Today Poll. April 13-14, 1999. N=1,069 adults nationwide. |
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. |
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"How
would you rate your satisfaction with the state of the nation in terms of protection of
the environment? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, not too satisfied, or not at
all satisfied?" |
|
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1999 |
1997 |
1993 |
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|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
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Very satisfied |
10 |
13 |
8 |
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Somewhat satisfied |
59 |
50 |
44 |
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Not too satisfied |
22 |
24 |
28 |
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Not at all satisfied |
8 |
11 |
18 |
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No opinion |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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. |
|
"Now
looking ahead to the next four years, please tell me if you think conditions in protection
of the environment will get better, get worse, or stay about the same?" |
|
|
1999 |
1993 |
|
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|
|
|
% |
% |
|
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|
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Better |
29 |
53 |
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Worse |
17 |
9 |
|
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Same |
52 |
35 |
|
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No opinion |
2 |
3 |
|
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|
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|
. |
|
"Do
you consider yourself to be an environmentalist, or not?" |
|
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Yes |
No |
No
Opinion |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
1999 |
50 |
48 |
2 |
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1995 |
63 |
34 |
3 |
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1991 |
78 |
19 |
3 |
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1990 |
73 |
24 |
3 |
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1989 |
76 |
20 |
4 |
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| CNN/Time
Poll conducted by Yankelovich Partners. Jan. 20-21, 1999. N=1,024 adults nationwide. |
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|
|
|
. |
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ALL |
Urban |
Suburban |
Rural |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
| "Is the amount of
commercial development and traffic a very serious problem where you live, somewhat
serious, not very serious, or not serious at all?" |
|
Very serious |
16 |
17 |
22 |
9 |
|
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Somewhat serious |
29 |
32 |
34 |
23 |
|
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Not very serious |
30 |
29 |
27 |
33 |
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Not serious at all |
24 |
21 |
15 |
35 |
|
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Not sure |
1 |
2 |
2 |
- |
|
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|
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|
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|
. |
| "Do you favor or
oppose the establishment of a zone or greenbelt around your community where new homes,
businesses, or stores could not be built on land that is currently undeveloped?" |
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Favor |
57 |
59 |
62 |
52 |
|
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Oppose |
33 |
32 |
30 |
36 |
|
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Not sure |
10 |
9 |
8 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
. |
| "Do you favor or
oppose using taxpayer money to buy undeveloped land to keep it free from residential and
commercial development?" |
|
Favor |
44 |
42 |
49 |
39 |
|
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Oppose |
49 |
51 |
44 |
54 |
|
|
Not sure |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
|
|
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|
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|
. |
| "If you had to
choose, which is more important: the ability of individuals to do what they want with land
that they own, or the ability of government to regulate residential and commercial
development for the common good?" |
|
Ability of individuals to do
what they want |
69 |
69 |
65 |
73 |
|
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Ability of government to
regulate development |
25 |
23 |
29 |
22 |
|
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Not sure |
6 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
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