How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
I think scientific experts can be trusted to tell the truth on climate change

	%
Strongly agree	33
Tend to agree	32
Neither agree nor disagree	17
Tend to disagree	10
Strongly disagree	5
I don't know	3

 

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Strongly agree	32	35
Tend to agree	33	30
Neither agree nor disagree	15	19
Tend to disagree	12	8
Strongly disagree	7	3
I don't know	2	4

 

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Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Strongly agree	49	39	31	31	32	27
Tend to agree	23	29	34	33	32	36
Neither agree nor disagree	12	13	18	17	22	17
Tend to disagree	7	14	11	10	7	10
Strongly disagree	6	2	5	6	5	6
I don't know	2	4	1	3	1	5

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Strongly agree	39	20	45
Tend to agree	36	33	25
Neither agree nor disagree	15	21	14
Tend to disagree	6	13	9
Strongly disagree	1	8	5
I don't know	2	5	1

 

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