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Public U.S. opinion on share of scientists who believe in climate change 2016

What percentage of climate scientists think that human-caused global warming is happening?

The data displays the public perception among U.S. adults on the percentage of climate scientists who think that human-caused global warming is happening as of March 2016. During the survey, some 15% of the respondents stated that between 71 and 80% of the climate scientists think that global warming is caused by anthropogenic actions.

0%-10% 1
11%-20% 1
21%-30% 4
31%-40% 2
41%-50% 13
51%-60% 6
61%-70% 8
71%-80% 15
81%-90% 8
91%-100% 11
Don't know/refused 32