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Do you think that there is good solid scientific evidence that the average temperature on earth has been getting warmer over past few decades?


Yes:


 89%

No:


 11%

 

How convinced are you that global warming is actually happening right now?


I'm completely convinced:


 64%

I'm leaning in that direction:


 22%

I'm not yet convinced:


 13%

 

If you think that the earth is getting warmer, which of the following causes is probably the biggest cause?


It's getting warmer mostly because of human activities, like burning fossil fuels and driving SUVs:


 67%

It's getting warmer mostly because of natural patterns and cycles in the earth's environment:


 28%

The earth is not getting warmer:


 4%

 

If you think the earth is really not getting warmer, which of the following reasons is most likely to account for all the public attention being paid to the subject of global warming?


The media only reports one side of the story, usually the one with a catastrophe in it:


 20%

There is an international conspiracy to use global warming as reason to move toward a World Government:


 3%

The hybrid car manufacturers and ethanol producers have vested interests in scaring us:


 3%

Al Gore is a compelling film maker:


 4%

The earth is really getting warmer:


 70%

 

Do you think that global warming will be a serious threat to you during your lifetime?


Yes:


 30%

No, but it will be a serious threat to the next generation:


 46%

No:


 25%

 

To what extent do you think that human activities -- such as driving cars and burning fossil fuels -- contribute to global warming?


The single most important cause:


 31%

One of several significant causes:


 48%

Only a minor cause:


 13%

Not a cause at all:


 2%

There is no global warming:


 6%

 

How much do you think people like you can do to help reduce global warming?


We can do a lot:


 52%

There's really not much that individuals can do; government action is required:


 35%

Global warming is not a problem:


 12%

 

Do you think that global warming is responsible for the greater incidence of forest fires and the greater intensity of hurricanes these days?


Yes, for both fires and storms:


 45%

Yes, for fires but not storms:


 1%

Yes, for storms but not fires:


 26%

No:


 27%

 

Which of the following actions do you think government should take?


Require individuals and companies to do things to reduce the causes of global warming:


 59%

Offer tax incentives to encourage individuals and companies to do things to reduce the causes of global warming, but require nothing:


 31%

Do nothing to influence individual and companies to do these things:


 10%

 

What is the greatest reward for attempting to stop global warming?


A healthy planet for future generations:


 81%

Lower heating and gas bills:


 7%

A better shot with eco-friendly celebs like Leonardo DiCaprio or Christina Aguilera:


 5%

The knowledge that you've saved a polar bear or penguin:


 7%

 

Which of these would be the best consequence from global warming?


Not having to drive very far to get to a beach:


 33%

Being able to carry parasols most of the year:


 4%

Not having to buy heavy clothing for winter:


 48%

Being able to sell all my corn at a higher price for ethanol, instead for feed or food:


 15%

 

Aside from things like global catastrophe, which of these would be the worst consequence from global warming?


No skiing in the Alps:


 23%

Dirty looks from people when I drive my SUV:


 16%

Polar bears start moving into my neighborhood:


 33%

Peeling:


 27%

 

Which of the following concerns should be our government's highest national priority for the next five or ten years?


Stronger homeland security:


 12%

Improved public education:


 39%

Lower health care costs:


 36%

Less crime:


 6%

Restricted immigration:


 8%

 

Which is the more important national priority, the item you chose above or reducing global warming?


The concern I originally selected:


 61%

Reducing global warming:


 39%

 

Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.


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