Table 1. Multilevel Random Coefficient Models assessing the associations between distance to the coast and climate change belief and support for government regulation of carbon emissions.

	b	se	t	p
Model Predicting Climate Change Beliefs
Step 1 Model
Constant	5.373	.021
Distance to coast	−.038	.013	−2.89*	.004
Step 2 Model
Constant	5.368	.023
Distance to coast	−.054	.017	−3.11*	.002
Height above sea level	.001	.000	1.62	.105
Distance x Height	.000	.000	−.26	.799
Regional economic deprivation	.056	.008	7.26*	.000
Sex (being male)	−.426	.128	−3.32*	.001
Age	−.012	.005	−2.55*	.011
Education	.066	.055	1.19	.234
Household income	−.003	.009	−.27	.788
Political conservatism	−.148	.057	−2.57*	.010
Model Predicting Support for Carbon Emissions Policy
Step 1 Model
Constant	4.859	.021
Distance to coast	−.036	.013	−2.83*	.005
Step 2 Model
Constant	4.835	.024
Distance to coast	−.047	.017	−2.81*	.005
Height above sea level	.000	.000	−.11	.911
Distance x Height	.000	.000	.84	.403
Regional economic deprivation	.037	.008	4.64*	.000
Sex (being male)	−.498	.122	−4.08*	.000
Age	.001	.004	.17	.862
Education	.075	.051	1.48	.138
Household income	−.021	.007	−2.79*	.005
Political conservatism	−.164	.056	−2.91*	.004

Note. Income was measured in units of $NZ 10,000. Distance from respondent address to nearest point on coast was scored in 10 km units. Height above sea level was scored in meter units. Distance to coastline, height above sea level, distance x height interaction, and regional deprivation were modelled at the between-region level, all other predictors were modelled at the within-region level.