A recent survey discovered that only 24 percent of Americans, or one out of four, say they worry "a great deal" about climate change and along with quality of the environment this year, the lowest since 2001.
According to the results of the survey, conducted between March 6 and 9, Americans today worry more about healthcare, economy and federal spending putting climate change and quality of the environment near the bottom.
On Monday, 28 senators did an all-night "talkathon" to get the attention of the public regarding climate change.
Survey results reveal that the two major political parties' worries greatly differ. When it comes to climate change and the environment, 45 percent of Democrats and Democratic supporters say they worry a great deal about the environment. Meanwhile, only 16 percent the Republicans and Republican leaders have the same sentiment.
In 2007, 43 percent of Americans worried a great deal about climate change. This is the highest rate to be recorded.
Republicans showed they worry so much about budget deficit, federal spending and the size and power of the federal government. Democrats, on the other hand, are less concerned about these issues.
Surveys from the past few years say that economy and governance issues worry more Republicans than Democrats and Democrats are more concerned about social issues like homelessness and race relations. Nonetheless, Republicans and Democrats worry equally on healthcare and unemployment issues.
Although there is still no indication of American's raise of concern on climate change and the environment after the senators' actions in Monday, it is certain that the possibility for a push for legislation is small.
The survey consists of 15 issues where Americans will indicate if they worry about each "a great deal," "fair amount," or "a little/not at all."
Gallup only included "climate change" this year in the list of worries tested every year in the March Environment survey.
