Who thinks people can affect what the government does about global warming?

The document provides data on collective political efficacy in the United States, measuring the confidence of various demographic and political groups in their ability to affect federal government action on global warming. Key findings show that confidence varies significantly by political affiliation, ethnicity, and the frequency of social discourse on the topic, with Democrats and Hispanic/Latino respondents reporting higher confidence than Republicans and White respondents.

• Among various demographic groups, Hispanic/Latino (63%) and Black (Non-Hispanic/Latino) (57%) individuals report the highest levels of confidence in collective political efficacy, while White (Non-Hispanic/Latino) individuals and Republicans report the lowest at 34% and 23% respectively.
• There is a positive correlation between the frequency of hearing peers discuss global warming and collective political efficacy across the general population and specific political groups. For the total U.S. population, those who hear others talk about global warming "once a month" or more often have a confidence level of 54%, compared to 39% for those who hear it "several times a year" or less often.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (n.d.). Who thinks people can affect what the government does about global warming? https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/collective-political-efficacy-data-tables.pdf

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Who thinks people can affect what the government does about global warming? n.d. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/collective-political-efficacy-data-tables.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunicationndwho, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{Who thinks people can affect what the government does about global warming?}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/collective-political-efficacy-data-tables.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }