(992 people surveyed by Yale/George Mason …...United States adults in the 6 Americas, March 2012 (992 people surveyed by Yale/George Mason University) How does class data compare

United States adults in the 6 Americas, March 2012 (992 people surveyed by Yale/George Mason University)

How does class data compare to the national data?

Alarmed

Concerned

Cautious

Disengaged

Doubtful

Dismissive

Highest Belief in Global WarmingMost ConcernedMost Motivated

Lowest Belief in Global WarmingLeast ConcernedLeast Motivated 15%

12%

5%

23%

27%

16%

7%

11%

12%

19%

33%

18%

2013 2008

62%

10%

5%

0%

24%

2015 Class

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The six climate change personalities should be written on the board before class starts. As students come into the classroom, they should place a mark on the board beneath their climate change personality. The instructor can quickly tally the class results at the beginning of class and compare the class results to the results of the national survey. This is a good time to speculate about why (if applicable) the class data are different than the national data. Data source: http://environment.yale.edu/climate-communication/files/Six-Americas-September-2012.pdf Accessed June 20, 2014

Do Americans believe that climate change is caused mostly by humans?

March 2012 data from Yale Project on Climate Change Communication

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Climate change is causedmostly by human activities

Climate change is not causedmostly by human activities

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Data source: http://environment.yale.edu/climate-communication/files/Six-Americas-September-2012.pdf Accessed June 20, 2014

Do Americans believe that climate change is caused mostly by humans?


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Climate change is causedmostly by human activities

Climate change is not causedmostly by human activities

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Data source: http://environment.yale.edu/climate-communication/files/Six-Americas-September-2012.pdf Accessed June 20, 2014

Americans believe that climate change will be harmful to……


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Plants and animals

Future generations of people

People in developing countries

People in the US

People in their community

People in their family

Themselves

Percent of people who believe that climate change will be harmful to...

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There are several aspects of these data that could be discussed as a class. For example, why is it that more Americans believe that people in developing countries will be harmed by climate change than people in the United States? Data source: http://environment.yale.edu/climate-communication/files/Six-Americas-September-2012.pdf Accessed June 20, 2014

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