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Please look at Card B24. Scientists predict that global warming may soon have big effects on the polar regions. I will describe some of these possible effects and, for each one, please say whether it would bother you a great deal, some, a little, or not at all if it actually happened. B. Sea level may rise by more than 20 feet, flooding coastal areas.
Concern about sea level rise flooding coastal areas · Asked in 2 waves, 2006–2010 · 2,570 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 | Some | A little | Not at all | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 71% | 19% | 6% | 4% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 706 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,864 |
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.
| 1864 |
| ±3 |
| Less than high school | 61% | 22% | 7% | 9% | 227 | ±8 |
| High school | 69% | 18% | 9% | 4% | 508 | ±5 |
| Some college | 70% | 21% | 6% | 4% | 607 | ±5 |
| Bachelor's | 75% | 20% | 3% | 2% | 346 | ±7 |
| Postgraduate | 88% | 6% | 5% | 1% | 176 | ±9 |
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.