“Is Global Warming caused by Mankind?” AskVC is a free service. Questions shouted out on Twitter, using the #AskVC hashtag, are reviewed and the winning questions are asked as part of Vision Critical’s UK omnibus. This question was asked w/c 31 October, 2011, with a base just over 2000 people. If you’d like to know more about Vision Critical’s omnibus or online field services please contact [email protected].
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“Is Global Warming caused by Mankind?”
AskVC is a free service. Questions shouted out on Twitter, using the #AskVC hashtag, are reviewed and the winning questions are asked as part of Vision Critical’s UK omnibus.
This question was asked w/c 31 October, 2011, with a base just over 2000 people. If you’d like to know more about Vision Critical’s omnibus or online field services please contact [email protected].
AskVCIs Global Warming caused by Mankind?Data table on next page, fieldwork Nov 1&2, 2011
AskVC asked just over 2000 people from the Vision Critical’s National Panel SpringboardUK “Is Global Warming caused by mankind/natural/not happening?”
The results for the total sample were :Mostly caused by mankind 33%Partly caused by mankind 40%Result of natural causes 14%Is not Happening 5%Don’t know 6%Other (specify) 1%
The official view of bodies such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is that most of the warming that we are currently seeing is the result of mankind’s actions. However, a large part of the media and a handful of experts have taken a different view, doubting the cause of the climate change or even its existence.
Amongst our sample 33% said they think climate change is mostly caused by mankind, the official view. In addition 40% said they felt it was partly caused by mankind. So, about 73% of the public said they were broadly in agreement with the official view. Over half of those who answered ‘other’ stated it was a mixture of mankind and natural causes.
5%, or one in twenty, said that climate change was not happening.
Interestingly, there were no strong differences in views amongst age, gender, or region, although those over 55 years old were more likely than others to say natural causes (20%).
Comments by Stephanie Hall and Ray Poynter
AskVCIs global warming happening and if so what is the cause?
If you’d like to ask a question to the Brits, shout it out on Twitter using the hashtag #AskVC
Do you think Global warming is:
Total
Region Gender Age Social Grade
LondonRest of South
Midlands Wales North Scotland Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ ABC1 C2DE
BASE: All Respondents2008 255 648 431 495 179 973 1035 566 724 718 1025 983
BASE: UNWEIGHTED2008 265 639 414 489 201 989 1019 537 738 733 1008 1000
Mostly caused by mankind668 81 223 137 161 66 333 335 229 243 196 331 337
33% 32% 34% 32% 32% 37% 34% 32% 40% 34% 27% 32% 34%Partly caused by mankind
807 120 253 177 190 67 355 453 218 297 293 426 381
40% 47% 39% 41% 38% 38% 36% 44% 38% 41% 41% 42% 39%Result of natural causes
291 25 99 57 81 29 154 137 50 99 142 149 142
14% 10% 15% 13% 16% 16% 16% 13% 9% 14% 20% 15% 14%Is not happening
107 17 34 29 19 8 66 41 21 34 52 57 50
5% 7% 5% 7% 4% 5% 7% 4% 4% 5% 7% 6% 5%Don’t know
120 12 31 29 41 7 54 66 44 44 33 54 66
6% 5% 5% 7% 8% 4% 6% 6% 8% 6% 5% 5% 7%Other (please specify)
14 0 6 3 4 1 12 2 5 7 2 8 6
1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1%
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