# Americans worry most about respiratory problems from climate change

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## Reading

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

What one health effect of climate change are you most concerned about?

Americans worry most about respiratory problems from climate change.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Respiratory problems due to air pollution, heat, or wildfires: 29.4%
- I'm not concerned about health effects of climate change: 21.4%
- Not having enough clean water: 18.9%
- Stress, worry, or other mental health challenges: 14.1%
- Heat-related illness: 7.5%
- Infectious diseases from insects: 5.2%
- Something else: 3.5%

## 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: 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#top-health-concern-related-to-climate-change](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#top-health-concern-related-to-climate-change)

## Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#top-health-concern-related-to-climate-change](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#top-health-concern-related-to-climate-change)