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U.S. Views on Climate Change Stable After Extreme Winter

Looking to 2015, Americans are increasingly positive about the economy, and this could produce more upbeat views of Congress and the president. The U.S. will continue to age and get less white, potentially yielding other changes.

While a majority of Americans favor increasing taxes on the rich, there is some evidence for caution.

On the issue of global warming, a new statistical analysis categorizes 50% of Americans as "Concerned Believers," 19% as "Cool Skeptics" and 31% as the "Mixed Middle."

Most Americans still personally believe in the American Dream and consider it worth striving for, but fewer believe the country is delivering on it.

U.S. public agreement with the view that human activities have caused global warming, now 57%, has waxed and waned over the past decade, despite a steady increase in the percentage of Americans claiming they understand the issue well.

Slightly more Americans still prioritize the environment over economic growth, but the 50% doing so is the lowest in six years. Americans' preferences on this measure, historically, have been sensitive to the level of U.S. unemployment.

Americans favor new laws restricting access to guns but recognize that they may not be effective in controlling gun violence.

Ahead of more rounds of climate change talks, Gallup finds residents in the top five greenhouse gas-emitting countries are no more knowledgeable about global warming than they were a few years ago. Americans who are aware of climate change are ...

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