Exit this survey 2012 Earth Day Survey Question Title * 1. Is U.S. population growth causing the country to use up its natural resources too fast? Yes No Unsure Question Title * 2. U.S. population has grown from 200 million in 1970 to over 300 million today. In terms of the environment, has adding the extra 100 million people damaged, improved or made no difference in environmental quality, open spaces and wildlife? Damaged the environment Improved the environment Made no difference Unsure Question Title * 3. Would adding another 100 million to our population be too much, too little or about right? Too much Too little About right Unsure Question Title * 4. The Census Bureau says the population of the United States is on a trend to double this century. If the population in YOUR AREA were to double, what would it do to the quality of life? Make it a lot worse Make it somewhat worse Make no difference Make it somewhat better Make it a lot better Unsure Question Title * 5. Over the next century, would you prefer the nation's population to stay about the same around 312 million, slowly become smaller, or continue to grow by half to 450 million, double to 600 million, or more than double the nation’s population to above 600 million. Prefer population stay about the same around 312 million Prefer slowly getting smaller to the 250 million of 1990 Prefer slowly getting smaller to the 200 million of 1970 Prefer growing by half to 450 million Prefer doubling to 600 million Prefer more than doubling to more than 600 million Unsure Question Title * 6. Should the government try to do anything to slow down population growth in the United States? Yes No Unsure Question Title * 7. Census data show that since 1972, the size of American families has been at a zero-population-growth level. But immigration has tripled and is now the cause of nearly all long-term population growth. Does the government need to reduce immigration to slow down population growth, or keep it the same or increase it? Reduce immigration to slow population growth Keep immigration same and double population Increase immigration to more than double population Unsure Question Title * 8. Current levels of immigration could continue without causing population growth if Americans would cut their average family size from two children to one. Should Americans cut their family size to accommodate present levels of immigration? Yes No Unsure Question Title * 9. What is the ideal number of children a family should have? None 1 2 3 or more Unsure Question Title * 10. Would you be concerned if the population growth of the United States slowed down and gradually leveled off? Yes No Unsure Done
