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.