As of 2019, around 86 percent of the teenagers in the United States considered climate change to be a result of human activities, and over 40 percent of the surveyed respondents stated they are very certain of this.
Teenagers' opinion on human activities causing climate change in the United States as of 2019*
* Original question states as follows: "Do you think human activity is or is not causing changes to the world's climate, including an increase in average temperature? If yes, how certain are you that human activity is causing changes to the world's climate?".
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Washington Post. (September 16, 2019). Teenagers' opinion on human activities causing climate change in the United States as of 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1052853/climate-change-cause-human-activities-us-teenagers/
Washington Post. "Teenagers' opinion on human activities causing climate change in the United States as of 2019*." Chart. September 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1052853/climate-change-cause-human-activities-us-teenagers/
Washington Post. (2019). Teenagers' opinion on human activities causing climate change in the United States as of 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1052853/climate-change-cause-human-activities-us-teenagers/
Washington Post. "Teenagers' Opinion on Human Activities Causing Climate Change in The United States as of 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1052853/climate-change-cause-human-activities-us-teenagers/
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