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Climate changes since childhood concern three-quarters of Americans

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In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Aug. 20 to 25, 2025, 74% of Americans said they have felt at least somewhat concerned about changes they have noticed in the climate since they were a child. Including 37% who said very concerned and 38% who said somewhat concerned.

About one in five said they are not concerned (19%). Another 7% said they have not noticed any differences.

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Topline scale

74% of Americans are at least somewhat concerned about climate changes they've noticed since childhood.

How concerned have you felt about changes you have noticed in the climate since you were a child?

  • Somewhat concerned 37.7%
  • Very concerned 36.5%
  • Not concerned 19.2%
  • I have not noticed any differences 6.5%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.1%

ASA Omnibus Survey

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Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-08-20 → 2025-08-25
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.1%
Module
ASA Omnibus Survey

Source

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Citation

ASA Omnibus Survey, fielded August 20-25, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.1%.

https://reports.verasight.io/reports/asa-omnibus-survey#how-concerned-have-you-felt-about-changes-you-have-noticed-in-the-climate-since-you-were-a-child

Verasight survey methodology

How Verasight conducts surveys.

This page describes the Verasight general survey contract, separate from how the Data Library packages it. Each wave's specific field dates, sample sizes, and module breakdown are listed in that wave's report.

Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
Surveys are run as omnibus or single-topic waves. Omnibus waves are split into modules with their own respondent set, typically around one thousand respondents per module.
Field window
Each wave specifies its own field dates. Most omnibus waves field across roughly two weeks.
Weighting
Per-module weighting to CPS targets including age, race and ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, and metropolitan status.
Partisanship benchmark
Pew Research Center's NPORS benchmarking surveys, three-year running average.
Vote benchmark
2024 presidential vote population benchmarks.
Margin of error
Typically about plus or minus 3.4 to 3.6 percent per module at standard module sizes. Question-level MoE is recomputed when a base shrinks materially below the module baseline.
Reporting
Every wave is published as a standalone report at verasight.io/reports with full instrument and methodology.
Transparency
AAPOR transparency standards.

Wave-specific methodology, full weighting variable lists, and verbatim instrument text live in each report at verasight.io/reports.