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· May 9, 2023

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This bar chart shows the percentages of demographic groups who discuss global warming with family and friends “often” or “occasionally.” Democrats, people with a Bachelor’s degree or higher, urban residents, Gen Z and Millennials, and Hispanic/Latino Americans are among the groups most likely to discuss global warming with family and friends. Republicans, rural residents, people with a high school education or less, and people who do not identify with a party or are not interested in politics are among the groups least likely to discuss global warming with family and friends. Data: Climate Change in the American Mind, December 2022. Refer to the data tables in the Methods section in the Climate Note for all percentages.