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Half of Americans rarely or never feel stressed about climate change
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Half of Americans (50%) rarely or never feel nervous, depressed, or emotionally stressed about the future because of climate change, according to a November 2024 Verasight survey; that includes 30% who say they never do.
A quarter of Americans (25%) feel this way sometimes, while 12% feel it often and 9% very often; the remaining few are unsure or prefer not to answer.
Topline
Topline distribution
Half of Americans rarely or never feel stressed about climate change.
How often do you feel nervous, depressed, or emotionally stressed about the future because of climate change?
- Never 30.1%
- Sometimes 25.4%
- Rarely 20.3%
- Often 11.8%
- Very often 9.2%
- I am not sure 2.2%
- I prefer not to answer 1.0%
Methodology
Full methodology- Mode
- Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Field dates
- 2024-11-19 → 2024-11-22
- Base (unweighted)
- 1,000
- Margin of error
- +/- 3.4%
- Module
- A
Source
Citation
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2024-122, fielded November 19-22, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.4%.