Hello, everyone. I hope you're all having a fine day.
I'm a Tafe student, and I'm writing a report on the public perception of climate change. I find it interesting that public opinion is so divided on this issue and am trying to get a sense of why this is.
I'd appreciate it if you could take a moment to fill out my survey. And of course, any thoughts you have on the subject would be extremely useful.

1. Do you believe that climate change is real?     Yes/No

2.Do the potential threats of climate change worry you (rising sea levels, higher temperatures, animal extinction, etc.)?     Yes/No

3. Is enough being done to combat climate change?     Yes/No

4. Is the carbon tax neccessary?     Yes/No

5. Do you think that the media report on the issue of climate change accurately?     Yes/No

6. Where do you receive your information on climate change?     Television/Internet/Radio/Books/Magazines/Other

7. Do you feel as though you have enough information on this issue?     Yes/No

Thank you very much for your time. :)

Eddie wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 10:53am:

Hello, everyone. I hope you're all having a fine day. I'm a Tafe student, and I'm writing a report on the public perception of climate change. I find it interesting that public opinion is so divided on this issue and am trying to get a sense of why this is. I'd appreciate it if you could take a moment to fill out my survey. And of course, any thoughts you have on the subject would be extremely useful. 1. Do you believe that climate change is real?     Yes/No 2.Do the potential threats of climate change worry you (rising sea levels, higher temperatures, animal extinction, etc.)?     Yes/No 3. Is enough being done to combat climate change?     Yes/No 4. Is the carbon tax neccessary?     Yes/No 5. Do you think that the media report on the issue of climate change accurately?     Yes/No 6. Where do you receive your information on climate change?     Television/Internet/Radio/Books/Magazines/Other 7. Do you feel as though you have enough information on this issue?     Yes/No Thank you very much for your time. :)

You left a question out...
Do you believe climate change is being caused by man? Yes/No

Yeah Gizmo, I was going to verify that this was about anthropomorphic climate change or the natural occurring climate change.

Eddie wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 10:53am:

Hello, everyone. I hope you're all having a fine day. I'm a Tafe student, and I'm writing a report on the public perception of climate change. I find it interesting that public opinion is so divided on this issue and am trying to get a sense of why this is. I'd appreciate it if you could take a moment to fill out my survey. And of course, any thoughts you have on the subject would be extremely useful. 1. Do you believe that climate change is real?     Yes/No 2.Do the potential threats of climate change worry you (rising sea levels, higher temperatures, animal extinction, etc.)?    Yes/No 3. Is enough being done to combat climate change?     Yes/No 4. Is the carbon tax neccessary?     Yes/No 5. Do you think that the media report on the issue of climate change accurately?     Yes/No 6. Where do you receive your information on climate change?     Television/Internet/Radio/Books/Magazines/Other 7. Do you feel as though you have enough information on this issue?     Yes/No Thank you very much for your time.

Set up a proper survey page and link to it.  Just Google free online survey.

You left a question out...
Do you believe climate change is being caused by man? Yes/No[/quote]

Hadn't thought of that one. Might have to add it, but I don't want the survey to be too long. Don't want to annoy anyone.
The survey is actually half of an interview on the subject. The other half contains more open ended questions that I thought wouldn't really work.

Thanks, Dnarever. I really appreciate it. :)

muso wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 1:05pm:

Set up a proper survey page and link to it.  Just Google free online survey.

I'll give that a try. I thought here would be a good place to start, since climate change is such a contentious issue and seems to be wrapped up in politics.

gizmo_2655 wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 11:07am:

Eddie wrote on Jan 18th, 2012 at 10:53am: Hello, everyone. I hope you're all having a fine day. I'm a Tafe student, and I'm writing a report on the public perception of climate change. I find it interesting that public opinion is so divided on this issue and am trying to get a sense of why this is. I'd appreciate it if you could take a moment to fill out my survey. And of course, any thoughts you have on the subject would be extremely useful. 1. Do you believe that climate change is real?     Yes/No 2.Do the potential threats of climate change worry you (rising sea levels, higher temperatures, animal extinction, etc.)?     Yes/No 3. Is enough being done to combat climate change?     Yes/No 4. Is the carbon tax neccessary?     Yes/No 5. Do you think that the media report on the issue of climate change accurately?     Yes/No 6. Where do you receive your information on climate change?     Television/Internet/Radio/Books/Magazines/Other 7. Do you feel as though you have enough information on this issue?     Yes/No Thank you very much for your time. :) You left a question out... Do you believe climate change is being caused by man? Yes/No

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btw eddie, these are my answers in yellow  above also.

1. Do you believe that climate change is real?    Yes/No

2.Do the potential threats of climate change worry you (rising sea levels, higher temperatures, animal extinction, etc.)?     Yes/No

3. Is enough being done to combat climate change?     Yes/No

4. Is the carbon tax neccessary?     Yes/No

5. Do you think that the media report on the issue of climate change accurately?     Yes/No

6. Where do you receive your information on climate change?     Television/Internet/Radio/Books/Magazines/Other

7. Do you feel as though you have enough information on this issue?     Yes/No

(being lazy) As above, but "Yes" for the last question.

The suggested question "Is Climate Change caused by man?" is ambiguous. Anthropogenic Climate Change is caused by man.  Climate change can also include the slow natural processes that have been manifested in previous periods of glaciation. Obviously these were not caused by man, and I doubt if anybody in their right mind would disagree with that, because man was not yet established on the planet en masse.

Perhaps the question could be more like - "Do the potential threats of climate change worry you (rising sea levels, higher temperatures, animal extinction, etc.)?" - which is what you asked anyway.

Eddie wrote on Jan 19^th, 2012 at 9:11am:

muso wrote on Jan 18th, 2012 at 1:05pm: Set up a proper survey page and link to it.  Just Google free online survey. I'll give that a try. I thought here would be a good place to start, since climate change is such a contentious issue and seems to be wrapped up in politics.

It shouldn't be wrapped up in politics. It's about atmospheric physics (and the consequences thereof).

muso wrote on Jan 20^th, 2012 at 7:11am:

(being lazy) As above, but "Yes" for the last question. The suggested question "Is Climate Change caused by man?" is ambiguous. Anthropogenic Climate Change is caused by man.  Climate change can also include the slow natural processes that have been manifested in previous periods of glaciation. Obviously these were not caused by man, and I doubt if anybody in their right mind would disagree with that, because man was not yet established on the planet en masse. Perhaps the question could be more like - "Do the potential threats of climate change worry you (rising sea levels, higher temperatures, animal extinction, etc.)?" - which is what you asked anyway.

The whole term 'climate change' is generally used in an ambiguous manner anyway...There are two different types, Anthropogenic and Natural......but people rarely differentiate between them, in mass media and on forums like these.....

To,

dsmithy70
muso
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Thanks heaps. I have a quota to fulfill for the assignment, and every bit helps.
I've lurked around this forum for a little while and have seen it get pretty nasty, so I wasn't sure what to expect when I posted the survey up. But you've all been very helpful.
The answers I'm getting are surprising, too. If I'd put this up somewhere like yahoo7, the responses would've been completely different.

Eddie wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 10:53am:

1. Do you believe that climate change is real?     Yes/No 2.Do the potential threats of climate change worry you (rising sea levels, higher temperatures, animal extinction, etc.)?     Yes/No 3. Is enough being done to combat climate change?     Yes/No 4. Is the carbon tax neccessary?     Yes/No but I think it's important. 5. Do you think that the media report on the issue of climate change accurately?     Yes/No 6. Where do you receive your information on climate change?     Television/Internet/Radio/Books/Magazines/Other 7. Do you feel as though you have enough information on this issue?     Yes/No

And I believe the climate is being affected by irresponsible human behaviour.

Well I suppose I should finally fill it out...

1. Do you believe that climate change is real?     Yes/No (But I don't believe it's entirely mankinds doing)

2.Do the potential threats of climate change worry you (rising sea levels, higher temperatures, animal extinction, etc.)?     Yes/No (because there nothing we can do about it *see above)

3. Is enough being done to combat climate change?     Yes/No

4. Is the carbon tax neccessary?     Yes/No

5. Do you think that the media report on the issue of climate change accurately?     Yes/No

6. Where do you receive your information on climate change?     Television/Internet/Radio/Books/Magazines/Other

7. Do you feel as though you have enough information on this issue?     Yes/No


Personally, I think humans taking action to 'stop' climate change is like taking action to stop winter, or the tides...as King Canute discovered (according to legend)...

1. Do you believe that climate change is real?     Yes/No

2.Do the potential threats of climate change worry you (rising sea levels, higher temperatures, animal extinction, etc.)?     Yes/No

3. Is enough being done to combat climate change?     Yes/No
4. Is the carbon tax neccessary?     Yes/No

5. Do you think that the media report on the issue of climate change accurately?     Yes/No
6. Where do you receive your information on climate change?     Television/Internet/Radio/Books/Magazines/Other

7. Do you feel as though you have enough information on this issue?     Yes/No

To,

Annie Anthrax & MOTR,

Thank you very much.

And gizmo_2655, thanks a lot, mate. :)

Eddie wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 10:53am:

Hello, everyone. I hope you're all having a fine day. I'm a Tafe student, and I'm writing a report on the public perception of climate change. I find it interesting that public opinion is so divided on this issue and am trying to get a sense of why this is. I'd appreciate it if you could take a moment to fill out my survey. And of course, any thoughts you have on the subject would be extremely useful. 1. Do you believe that climate change is real?     Yes/No 2.Do the potential threats of climate change worry you (rising sea levels, higher temperatures, animal extinction, etc.)?     Yes/No 3. Is enough being done to combat climate change?     Yes/No 4. Is the carbon tax neccessary?     Yes/No 5. Do you think that the media report on the issue of climate change accurately?     Yes/No 6. Where do you receive your information on climate change?     Television/Internet/Radio/Books/Magazines/Other 7. Do you feel as though you have enough information on this issue?     Yes/No Thank you very much for your time. :)

1. NO, IT'S AN ELABORATE HOAX.
2. NO.
3. N/A, BECAUSE IT'S NOT REAL.
4. NO, BAD POLICY BASED ON A LIE.
5. N/A, DIFFERENT SOURCES SAY DIFFERENT THINGS.
6. INTERNET/RADIO/OTHER.
7. YES, AND NEED NO MORE, AS IT'S A HOAX.

1. Do you believe that climate change is real?     Yes

2. Do the potential threats of climate change worry you (rising sea levels, higher temperatures, animal extinction, etc.)?     No

3. Is enough being done to combat climate change?     Yes

4. Is the carbon tax neccessary?     No

5. Do you think that the media report on the issue of climate change accurately?     No

6. Where do you receive your information on climate change?     Television/Internet/Radio/Books/Magazines/Other

7. Do you feel as though you have enough information on this issue?     Yes

8. Do you think climate change is caused by humans?     No

Eddie wrote on Jan 18^th, 2012 at 10:53am:

1. Do you believe that climate change is real?     Yes 2.Do the potential threats of climate change worry you (rising sea levels, higher temperatures, animal extinction, etc.)?   No 3. Is enough being done to combat climate change?   /No 4. Is the carbon tax neccessary?    No 5. Do you think that the media report on the issue of climate change accurately?     No 6. Where do you receive your information on climate change?   Other 7. Do you feel as though you have enough information on this issue?     Yes Thank you very much for your time. :)

Thank you,
matty
Uncle Meat
Baronvonrort

:)

0.1.  Do you believe that climate change is largely caused by man YES/NO

0.2 Do you believe in Mann mad climate change - Same as above

1. Do you believe that climate change is real?     Yes/No

2.Do the potential threats of climate change worry you (rising sea levels, higher temperatures, animal extinction, etc.)?     Yes/No Yes for others, no for myself.

3. Is enough being done to combat climate change?     Yes/No - say what. How can you control what is almost all natural

4. Is the carbon tax neccessary?     Yes/No Yes if you are a governemnt of taxes and spending like labor/No if you want your people to prosper

5. Do you think that the media report on the issue of climate change accurately?     Yes/No

6. Where do you receive your information on climate change?     Television/Internet/Radio/Books/Magazines/Other

7. Do you feel as though you have enough information on this issue?     Yes/No - more than enough

progressiveslol wrote on Jan 28^th, 2012 at 12:45am:

0.2 Do you believe in Mann mad climate change - Same as above

Good choice.

There's no conclusive evidence to suggest that the AGW hypothesis is accurate.

Thanks, progressiveslol  :)




And thanks again to everyone who replied. I'm printing out the results now.

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