Americans worry most about respiratory problems from climate change
Core finding
Of climate change's potential health effects, respiratory problems from air pollution, heat, and wildfires draw the most concern, cited by 29% of Americans, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey.
The next-largest group, at 21%, is not concerned about any health effects of climate change. Among the specific harms named, 19% cite a lack of clean water and 14% point to stress and other mental-health strain, while heat-related illness (7%), insect-borne disease (5%), and something else (3%) fill out the rest.
Topline scale
Americans worry most about respiratory problems from climate change.
What one health effect of climate change are you most concerned about?
n = 1,000 · Nov 14–20, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Nov 14–20, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | Module 3 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025
What one health effect of climate change are you most concerned about?
Cite this question
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.