摘要：THE SHORT ANSWER is a featured column on the Gallup website, designed to answer common questions about hot topics in society, the
Author introduction：THE SHORT ANSWER
THE SHORT ANSWER is a featured column on the Gallup website, designed to answer common questions about hot topics in society, the economy, the environment, and more in a concise and clear manner. Each article is presented in a brief format, usually focusing on a core issue and providing key data and a brief analysis. The content of the articles is regularly updated to reflect the latest survey data and trends. The topics covered are wide-ranging, such as What percentage of Americans Own Stock? What Percentage of Americans Celebrate Christmas?
作者介绍：THE SHORT ANSWER
THE SHORT ANSWER是Gallup网站上的一个特色栏目，旨在以简洁明了的方式回答一些关于社会、经济、环境等热点问题的常见疑问。每篇文章都以简短的形式呈现，通常围绕一个核心问题展开，提供关键数据和简要分析。同时文章内容会定期更新，以反映最新的调查数据和趋势。涵盖的话题广泛，例如有多少的美国人拥有股票、有百分之多少的美国人庆祝圣诞节等。
编者著：本文于2024年12月13日更新，与最近Gallup数据与美国人对全球变暖的看法有关。
华盛顿特区--近三分之二的美国成年人担心全球变暖或气候变化，61%的人担心“很多”（40%）或“相当多”（21%）。另外，近一半的美国人（45%）认为全球变暖将对自己或者他们一生中的生活方式构成威胁。
这些结果基于Gallup 的2023-2024年环境调查中这些问题的平均值，并显示出相当稳定的态度。美国人对气候变化的担忧与1989年的趋势差不多，尽管2000年这一趋势高达72%，1997年低至50%.自2016年以后，对气候变化在其一生中的影响的看法目前高于39%的历史平均水平。
虽然不到一半的美国人表示，气候变化将对他们一生的生活方式构成威胁，但自2016年以来，每年约有十分之六的人表示，全球变暖的影响已经开始。
目前，62%的美国人认为，过去一个世纪地球温度上升主要是由于“人类活动污染的影响”。其余35%的人将其归因于“非人类活动造成的环境自然变化”。
自2016年以后，对气候变化原因的态度一直相当持平，而从2008年到2015年，每年只有不到十分之六的人认为人类对此负责。
美国对全球变暖的看法
在美国大多数主要人口细分群体中，公众对气候变化的担忧--非常担心或者相当担心的百分比--超过了50%.共和党人是唯一的例外，28%的人担心。尽管如此，关注程度因性别、年龄、教育程度、种族/民族和地区而异，妇女、年轻人、受过研究生教育的人、非白人成年人和南方以外的居民比他们表示的担忧更大。
Gallup每年3月衡量公众对全球变暖的态度，作为其环境民意调查的一部分--构成Gallup民意调查社会系列的12项调查之一。
在环境主题页面上探索更多关于全球变暖的Gallup文章。
在Gallup的“主题A-Z：环境”页面上探索Gallup关于全球变暖的问题和趋势。
有关“THE SHORT ANSER”系列中的更多文章，请访问Gallup的THE SHORT ANSER页面。
Are Americans Concerned About Global Warming?
Editor's Note: This article was updated on Dec. 13, 2024, with recent Gallup data pertaining to Americans' views on global warming.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults are concerned about global warming or climate change, with 61% worrying about it“a great deal” (40%) or“afair amount" (21%).
Separately, nearly half of Americans (45%)believe global warming will pose a serious threat to themselves or their way of life in their lifetime.
These results are based on the average for these questions in Gallup’s 2023-2024 Environmentsurveys, and show attitudes that are fairly stable. Americans' concern about climate change is about average for the trend that dates back to1989, though it has been as high as 72% in 2000 and as low as 50% in 1997. Perceptions ofclimate change’s effects in their lifetime are
currently higher than the historical average of 39%, as they have been since 2016.
While less than half of Americans say climate change will pose a serious threat to their way of life in their lifetime, about six in 10 every year since 2016 have said the effects of global warming have already begun.
Currently, 62% of Americans believe increases in the Earth's temperature over the past century are due mainly to "the effects of pollution from human activities." The remaining 35% ascribe them to "natural changes in the environment that are not due to human activities."
Attitudes about the cause of climate change have been fairly flat since 2016,while from 2008 to 2015, fewer than six in 10 each year believed humans were responsible.
Views About Global Warming Among U.S. Subgroups
Public concern about climate change -- the percentage worried a great deal or fair amount -- exceeds 50% among most major demographic subgroups of Americans. Republicans are the only exception, with 28% worried. Still, the level of concern varies significantly by gender, age, education, race/ethnicity and region, with women,younger adults, those with postgraduate education, non-White adults and residents outside of the South expressing greater worry than their counterparts.
Gallup measures public attitudes about global warming each March as part of its Environment poll -- one of 12 surveys that makeup the Gallup Poll Social Series.
Explore more Gallup articles about globa warming on the Environment Topicspage.
Explore Gallup questions and trends about global warming on Gallup's Topics A-Z: Environment page.
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