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Colin Ives
My name is Colin and I am a freshman from Tarrytown, New York. I am currently undecided in my major but interested in Government, History, and English. I am also a part of the field hockey team at Wesleyan.
Abstract:
Utilizing data from the National Surveys of Energy and Environment (NSEE) in a sample of 929 United States residents over the age of 18, the association between belief in global warming and political party affiliation was investigated. Prior research has investigated the relationship between global warming belief and religion, more specifically those who are evangelicals, but not as much research was found on the association between party affiliation and global warming belief. Respondents were asked to identify which political party they are affiliated with. The options were Democratic Party, Republican Party, Independent, or other party. The research found that political party and global warming belief are in fact significantly associated. Region of residence and religion (options being: Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Atheist, or other) were then tested as potential confounders or moderators, though neither of those variables appeared to be a moderator or confounder.
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