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The first issue is global warming. Global warming means a trend toward warmer temperatures throughoutthe world, with more extreme weather in many places and changes in food production that could affect our way of life. Some people believe that the burning of gasoline and other fossil fuels causes global warming. Others say that global warming has purely natural causes. Please look at Card B2. On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 means "Very Well" and 5 means "Not at All", how well do the following groups understand the causes of global warming? B. Elected Officials
Elected officials' understanding of global warming · Asked in 2 waves, 2006–2010 · 1,403 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Very well | 2 | 3 | 4 | Not at all | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 475 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 928 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 6% |
| 8% |
| 33% |
| 30% |
| 24% |
| 928 |
| ±4 |
| Less than high school | 9% | 8% | 32% | 19% | 31% | 106 | ±12 |
| High school | 5% | 5% | 35% | 26% | 28% | 271 | ±7 |
| Some college | 5% | 9% | 34% | 31% | 22% | 293 | ±7 |
| Bachelor's | 6% | 12% | 34% | 31% | 17% | 175 | ±9 |
| Postgraduate | 2% | 2% | 19% | 47% | 30% | 83 | ±12 |
General Social Survey 2006 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.