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.
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.
| 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 |
| 49% |
| 40% |
| 8% |
| 3% |
| 928 |
| ±4 |
| White | 47% | 42% | 8% | 2% | 711 | ±4 |
| Black | 52% | 34% | 4% | 10% | 127 | ±12 |
| Other races | 61% | 23% | 9% | 7% | 90 | ±13 |
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.