"Don’t know enough to say" answers not included.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which comes closest to your own view?"
* Number of survey respondents for previous years:
• December 2024: Fielded December 11 – 22 (N=1,013)
• April 2024: Fielded April 25 – May 4 (N= 1,031)
• March 2021: Fielded March 18 – 29 (N = 1,037) • April 2020: Fielded April 7 – 17 (N = 1,029) • November 2019: Fielded November 8 – November 20 (N = 1,303) • December 2018: Fielded November 28 – December 11 (N = 1,114) • March 2018: Fielded March 7 – March 24 (N = 1,278) • October 2017: Fielded October 20 – November 1 (N = 1,304) • November 2016: Fielded November 18 – December 1 (N = 1,226) • October 2015: Fielded September 30 – October 19 (N = 1,330) • October 2014: Fielded October 17 – 28 (N = 1,275) • November 2013: Fielded November 23 – December 9 (N = 830) • September 2012: Fielded August 31 – September 12 (N = 1,061) • November 2011: Fielded October 20 – November 16 (N = 1,000) • June 2010: Fielded May 14 – June 1 (N = 1,024) • November 2008: Fielded October 7 – November 12 (N = 2,164).
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Public opinion on scientists who believe in climate change in the U.S. 2008-2025
According to a May 2025 survey on climate change conducted in the United States, some ** percent of respondents stated that they believed that most scientists thought global warming is happening. Only percent believed most scientists thought global warming is not happening.
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