In September and October of 2008 a research team from Yale and George Mason Universitiesconducted a nationally representative survey of 2,164 American adults. Surveyparticipants were asked about their issue priorities for the new administration and Congress,support and opposition regarding climate change and energy policies, levels of politicaland consumer activism, and beliefs about the reality and risks of global warming.

Overall, the survey found that concerns about the economy dwarfed all other issues: 76percent of Americans said that the economy was a "very high" priority. Global warmingranked 10th out of 11 national issues; nonetheless it remains a high or very high nationalpriority for a majority of Americans. In addition, 72 percent of Americans said that theissue of global warming is important to them personally.

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