Study: climate views of U.S. break down into six broad categories
source: http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2009/09/05/climate-views-study/
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Last week, the Yale Project on Climate Change and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communications released their 2009 “Six America’s” study. The study finds that the U.S. population can be broadly broken up into six different categories that the study’s authors name as follows: Alarmed, Concerned, Cautious, Disengaged, Doubtful, and Dismissive.
Some of the more interesting things the poll found:
The Dismissive are as certain that climate disruption isn’t even happening as the Alarmed are certain that climate disruption is happening.
Only the Dismissive group actually opposes increased fuel efficiency standards, and even then just barely.
The Dismissives listen to the radio the most, get the most information from the Web, read newspapers the least, and watch the least television of all the six groups.
More at the link.
Some of the more interesting things the poll found:
The Dismissive are as certain that climate disruption isn’t even happening as the Alarmed are certain that climate disruption is happening.
Only the Dismissive group actually opposes increased fuel efficiency standards, and even then just barely.
The Dismissives listen to the radio the most, get the most information from the Web, read newspapers the least, and watch the least television of all the six groups.
More at the link.
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samthesixth
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Very interesting insight into how the various groups perceive reality.
- 2 years ago
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samthesixth
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angliss
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As with all polls, individuals within any group will vary.
- 2 years ago
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angliss
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NotFooled
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I'm one of the dismissives, yet I probably read more than most. I've looked at the past and understand that all these things ( heating and cooling of the planet ) run in cycles.
- 2 years ago
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NotFooled
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thecoyote23
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I think it's quite telling that the "dismissive" are the ones who "read" the least and get the majority of their news from the least number of sources.
- 2 years ago
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thecoyote23
