Global Warming’s Six Americas across age, race/ethnicity, and gender

The analysis finds that younger generations, women, and people of color—particularly women of color—are more likely to be 'Alarmed' or 'Concerned' about global warming, while White adults are more likely to be 'Doubtful' or 'Dismissive'.

• Younger generations (Gen Z and Millennials) are more likely to be Alarmed or Concerned (60%) and less likely to be Doubtful or Dismissive (16%) compared to Gen X (53% Alarmed/Concerned; 21% Doubtful/Dismissive) and Baby Boomers and older generations (53% Alarmed/Concerned; 25% Doubtful/Dismissive).
• Hispanic/Latino (64%) and Black adults (61%) are more likely to be Alarmed or Concerned than White adults (50%). White adults are significantly more likely to be Doubtful or Dismissive (26%) than Black adults (9%) or Hispanic/Latino adults (13%).
• Women are more likely than men to be Alarmed or Concerned (59% vs 52%) and less likely to be Doubtful or Dismissive (17% vs 24%). However, a higher proportion of women (8%) are Disengaged compared to men (4%).
• Intersectionally, women of color are the most Alarmed group, with Gen Z and Millennial women of color at 39%, Gen X women of color at 37%, and older generations of women of color at 32%.

APA

M., B., M., V., J., C., S., R., E., M., J., K., & A., L. (2023). Global Warming’s Six Americas across age, race/ethnicity, and gender. Center for Climate Change Communication. https://climatecommunication.gmu.edu/all/global-warmings-six-americas-age-race-ethnicity-gender/

Chicago

M., Ballew,, Verner, M., Carman, J., Rosenthal, S., Maibach, E., Kotcher, J., and Leiserowitz, A. Global Warming’s Six Americas across age, race/ethnicity, and gender. Center for Climate Change Communication, 2023. https://climatecommunication.gmu.edu/all/global-warmings-six-americas-age-race-ethnicity-gender/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{m2023global, author = {M., Ballew, and M., Verner, and J., Carman, and S., Rosenthal, and E., Maibach, and J., Kotcher, and A., Leiserowitz,}, title = {{Global Warming’s Six Americas across age, race/ethnicity, and gender}}, institution = {Center for Climate Change Communication}, year = {2023}, month = apr, url = {https://climatecommunication.gmu.edu/all/global-warmings-six-americas-age-race-ethnicity-gender/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }