Table 2 CCO items, their definition, and descriptive statistics
From: Exploring the variances of climate change opinions in Germany at a fine-grained local scale
CCO | Survey question | Answers | Recoding | n | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Belief | Which of the following statements do you agree with most? | 1 = climate change will not occur at all (4.35%), 2 = climate change will take place in the distant future (4.50%), 3 = climate change will take place in the near future (9.02%), 4 = climate change is already taking place (82.12%) | Surveyed households that responded with a 4 were recoded as 1 and all other households as 0 | 11,903 | 82.12% |
Concern | Are you concerned about possible climate change? | 1 = not concerned at all (5.64%), 2 (8.20%), 3 (11.17%), 4 (17.30%), 5 (24.52%), 6 (20.02%), 7 = very concerned (13.15%) | Surveyed households that responded with a 5 or higher were recoded as 1 and all other households as 0 | 8487 | 57.69% |
Importance | How important is the fight against climate change? | 1 = totally unimportant (1.38%), 2 (3.06%), 3 (10.98%), 4 (30.27%), 5 = very important (54.32%) | Surveyed households that responded with a 4 or higher were recoded as 1 and all other households as 0 | 12,337 | 84.59% |
