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 |