The Social, Political, Earth & Environmental Research (SPEER23) Survey, conducted in 2023, represents a comprehensive effort to examine climate, weather, and energy attitudes in the United States through the lens of social and psychological factors. This inaugural wave serves as a pilot study, collecting data on individual attitudes and behaviors to inform climate-related interventions and policies.
Key components of the survey include:
The SPEER23 Survey aims to fill critical data needs by providing individual-level data on attitudes and behaviors related to climate change, severe weather, and energy policies. This dataset allows for nuanced analysis of how social and psychological factors interact with climate-related attitudes and behaviors.
Researchers can utilize this rich dataset to explore relationships between various social, psychological, and demographic factors and climate-related attitudes. The survey's comprehensive approach provides opportunities for multidisciplinary analysis and can inform future research design in this critical area of study.
The survey was administered online by Qualtrics to a sample of 2,188 adult U.S. citizens, using quotas to achieve approximate representativeness. Data collection occurred from May 12 to June 16, 2023, with various validation measures implemented to ensure data quality.
SPEER 2023
