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Please look at Card B4. How much influence should each of the following groups have in deciding what to do about global warming? A. Environmental scientists. Would you say a great deal of influence, a fair amount, a little influence, or none at all?
Environmental scientists' influence on global warming policy · 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 | A great deal of influence | A fair amount | A little influence | None 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.
| 49% |
| 40% |
| 8% |
| 3% |
| 928 |
| ±4 |
| Less than high school | 50% | 34% | 5% | 11% | 106 | ±12 |
| High school | 42% | 46% | 8% | 3% | 271 | ±7 |
| Some college | 55% | 36% | 8% | 2% | 293 | ±7 |
| Bachelor's | 44% | 45% | 8% | 3% | 175 | ±9 |
| Postgraduate | 62% | 31% | 6% | – | 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.