* Original question: "To the best of your knowledge, do you think there is a consensus in the scientific community that climate change is occurring and is mainly caused by human
activity?"
Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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U.S. adults on scientific consensus on human-caused climate change by ethnicity 2017
This statistic shows the share of U.S. adults who say scientists agree that climate change was caused by human activity as of February 2017, with a breakdown by ethnicity. During the survey, roughly ** percent of white Americans said that they think there is a consensus on human-caused climate change within the scientific community.
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YouGov. (February 22, 2017). Belief in the scientific consensus on current human-caused climate change among U.S. adults as of February 2017, by ethnicity* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/680902/us-adults-who-believe-scientists-agree-on-human-caused-climate-change-by-ethnicity/
YouGov. "Belief in the scientific consensus on current human-caused climate change among U.S. adults as of February 2017, by ethnicity*." Chart. February 22, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/680902/us-adults-who-believe-scientists-agree-on-human-caused-climate-change-by-ethnicity/
YouGov. (2017). Belief in the scientific consensus on current human-caused climate change among U.S. adults as of February 2017, by ethnicity*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/680902/us-adults-who-believe-scientists-agree-on-human-caused-climate-change-by-ethnicity/
YouGov. "Belief in The Scientific Consensus on Current Human-caused Climate Change among U.S. Adults as of February 2017, by Ethnicity*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 Feb 2017, /statistics/680902/us-adults-who-believe-scientists-agree-on-human-caused-climate-change-by-ethnicity/
YouGov, Belief in the scientific consensus on current human-caused climate change among U.S. adults as of February 2017, by ethnicity* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/680902/us-adults-who-believe-scientists-agree-on-human-caused-climate-change-by-ethnicity/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Belief in the scientific consensus on current human-caused climate change among U.S. adults as of February 2017, by ethnicity* [Graph], YouGov, February 22, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/680902/us-adults-who-believe-scientists-agree-on-human-caused-climate-change-by-ethnicity/
