Is the U.S. Government Doing Too Much or Too Little to Address Climate Change? (April 2021)

Is the U.S. Government Doing Too Much or Too Little to Address Climate Change? (April 2021)

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Too much30%
About enough16%
Too little43%
Don’t know/No opinion11%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Too much2%21%59%
About enough11%10%21%
Too little79%44%11%
Don’t know/No opinion8%25%8%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Too much1%5%2%
About enough12%12%11%
Too little80%77%79%
Don’t know/No opinion6%7%8%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Too much66%32%64%
About enough14%36%20%
Too little14%18%8%
Don’t know/No opinion6%14%8%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Too much3%9%59%
About enough8%18%19%
Too little81%52%12%
Don’t know/No opinion7%20%9%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Too much3%0%8%
About enough9%10%5%
Too little77%84%80%
Don’t know/No opinion11%5%7%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Too much34%58%71%
About enough19%24%14%
Too little32%9%8%
Don’t know/No opinion15%8%7%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Too much39%10%17%
About enough14%16%20%
Too little38%54%49%
Don’t know/No opinion8%20%13%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Too much37%25%
About enough17%15%
Too little39%46%
Don’t know/No opinion7%15%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Too much18%32%42%
About enough16%16%14%
Too little53%41%33%
Don’t know/No opinion12%10%11%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Too much17%23%36%41%
About enough13%17%18%14%
Too little60%47%34%39%
Don’t know/No opinion10%14%12%6%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Too much34%29%27%26%32%39%
About enough23%15%19%16%16%11%
Too little28%36%43%46%46%48%
Don’t know/No opinion15%20%11%12%6%2%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Too much42%29%21%13%
About enough20%16%13%8%
Too little26%41%56%72%
Don’t know/No opinion12%14%10%7%

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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Too much45%36%14%12%
About enough18%20%7%17%
Too little26%34%74%41%
Don’t know/No opinion11%11%5%30%

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