Table 2 Perceived environmental, ecological or societal impacts from climate change in the United States, 2008
From: Climate change and climate variability: personal motivation for adaptation and mitigation
| Introduction: I would like to ask you what you think about Global Climate Change. We are conducting a research study about this important issue, which has been discussed in the media a lot. Your opinion about climate change is very important to us. I assure you I am not selling anything. Your experiences will help people understand how to deal with climate change. | |
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| Screening question: Have you heard about "global climate change" or "global warming"? | |
| Perceived impacts: | Proportion |
| Question: Would you say that climate change causes the following types of environmental impacts in the United States? | |
| Heat waves (prolonged episodes of hot weather) | 0.83 |
| More frequent storms, including hurricanes | 0.80 |
| Melting permafrost in the Arctic regions | 0.93 |
| Drought conditions or Water shortages | 0.84 |
| Forest fires | 0.69 |
| Coastal erosion | 0.79 |
| Average temperature increase | 0.89 |
| Cold waves (blizzards) | 0.61 |
| Infectious diseases (e.g. dengue, West Nile Fever, malaria, etc) | 0.69 |
| Sea-level rise (gradual) | 0.84 |
| Flooding (disaster) | 0.80 |
| Aeroallergens (pollen) | 0.55 |
| Land or mud slides | 0.65 |
| Reduced food production | 0.69 |
| Loss of wildlife habitat | 0.84 |
| Economic decline | 0.51 |