Table 1 Share of Canadians believing climate change is anthropogenic

From: The effect of public trust and engagement on climate communication approaches

 

Average share of respondents believing climate change is anthropogenic

Test statistic (null hypothesis: equal distribution across categories)

Province

 

114.524 (p < 0.001)

 BC

0.89 (0.012)

 

 AB

0.81 (0.016)

 

 SK

0.72 (0.030)

 

 MB

0.88 (0.019)

 

 ON

0.92 (0.011)

 

 QB

0.93 (0.010)

 

 NB

0.92 (0.025)

 

 NS

0.94 (0.020)

 

 PEI

0.97 (0.031)

 

 NL

0.89 (0.038)

 

Region

 

127.217 (p < 0.001)

 Rural

0.80 (0.013)

 

 Small urban

0.84 (0.012)

 

 Medium urban

0.91 (0.015)

 

 Large urban

0.95 (0.006)

 

Gender

 

30.967 (p < 0.001)

 Female

0.90 (0.007)

 

 Male

0.84 (0.010)

 

 Non-binary

0.94 (0.033)

 

Generation

 

118.010 (p < 0.001)

 Baby boomers

0.82 (0.014)

 

 Generation X

0.79 (0.017)

 

 Millennials

0.91 (0.007)

 

 Generation Z

0.97 (0.008)

 

Political affiliation

 

289.523 (p < 0.001)

 Conservative

0.70 (0.019)

 

 Liberal

0.98 (0.006)

 

 NDP

0.97 (0.007)

 

 Green Party

0.97 (0.016)

 

 Bloc Québécois

0.98 (0.013)

 

 None

0.85 (0.016)

 

 Don’t vote

0.90 (0.025)

 
  1. The shares can be converted into percentages by multiplying them by 100%. Standard errors are presented between brackets. The test statistic refers to the Kruskal–Wallis test.