Table 1. Local health department director's perceptions about general climate change impacts and its priority.

Statement	SD	D	A	SA	DK
My jurisdiction has experienced climate change in the past 20 years.	0.8 (1)	10.5 (14)	60.2 (80)	9.0 (12)	19.5 (26)
My jurisdiction will experience climate change in the next 20 years.	0.8 (1)	2.3 (3)	55.6 (74)	22.6 (30)	18.8 (25)
In the next 20 years, it is likely that my jurisdiction will experience one or more serious public health problems as a result of climate change.	1.5 (2)	8.3 (11)	48.1 (64)	11.3 (15)	30.8 (41)
Preparing to deal with the public health effects of climate change is an important priority for my health department.	3.8 (5)	40.6 (54)	39.1 (52)	12.0 (16)	4.5 (6)

The first entry in each cell is the percent of respondents; second is the actual number of respondents. SD = Strongly Disagree; D = Disagree; A = Agree; SA = Strongly Agree; DK = Don't Know.