According to an April 2024 survey on climate change conducted in the United States, some 66 percent of the respondents claimed they rarely or never discuss global warming with family and friends. Another 35 percent reported that they often or occasionally discussed the topic.
Frequency in which adults discuss about global warming with family and friends in the United States from 2008 to 2024
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "How often do you discuss global warming with your family and friends?".
* Number of survey respondents for previous years:
• March 2021: Fielded March 18 – 29 (N = 1,037)
• April 2020: Fielded April 7 – 17 (N = 1,029)
• November 2019: Fielded November 8 – November 20 (N = 1,303)
• December 2018: Fielded November 28 – December 11 (N = 1,114)
• March 2018: Fielded March 7 – March 24 (N = 1,278)
• October 2017: Fielded October 20 – November 1 (N = 1,304)
• November 2016: Fielded November 18 – December 1 (N = 1,226)
• October 2015: Fielded September 30 – October 19 (N = 1,330)
• October 2014: Fielded October 17 – 28 (N = 1,275)
• November 2013: Fielded November 23 – December 9 (N = 830)
• September 2012: Fielded August 31 – September 12 (N = 1,061)
• November 2011: Fielded October 20 – November 16 (N = 1,000)
• June 2010: Fielded May 14 – June 1 (N = 1,024)
• November 2008: Fielded October 7 – November 12 (N = 2,164).
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Center For Climate Change Communication, & Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. (July 31, 2024). Frequency in which adults discuss about global warming with family and friends in the United States from 2008 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/663305/frequency-of-discussing-global-warming-among-us-adults/
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Frequency in which adults discuss about global warming with family and friends in the United States from 2008 to 2024 [Graph], Center For Climate Change Communication, & Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, July 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/663305/frequency-of-discussing-global-warming-among-us-adults/
