Table 1.
Univariable Analysis for the Gulf Coast Child and Family Health Study Subset, Which Includes Participants Who Answered the Climate Change Belief Question (n = 169), United States, 2017–2018
| % (n) | |
|---|---|
| Total | 169 |
| How convinced the individual is that climate change is happening | |
| Convinced | 69.8 (118) |
| Not convinced | 30.2 (51) |
| Exposure to natural disasters other than Katrina | |
| No | 50.3 (85) |
| Yes | 49.7 (84) |
| Climate change belief influence: Hurricane Katrina | |
| “No” or “no climate belief” | 66.9 (113) |
| Yes | 33.1 (56) |
| Climate change belief influence: other flooding events that happened before Katrina | |
| “No” or “no climate belief” | 82.8 (140) |
| Yes | 17.2 (29) |
| Climate change belief influence: recent flooding events and hurricanes | |
| “No” or “no climate belief” | 64.5 (109) |
| Yes | 35.5 (60) |
| Climate change belief influence: news and science reports | |
| “No” or “no climate belief” | 61.0 (103) |
| Yes | 39.0 (66) |
| Climate change belief influence: friends and family | |
| “No” or “no climate belief” | 87.6 (148) |
| Yes | 12.4 (21) |
| Climate change belief influence: other | |
| “No” or “no climate belief” | 87.0 (147) |
| Yes | 13.0 (22) |
| Income | |
| <$20,000 | 40.2 (68) |
| $20,000–$49,999 | 22.5 (38) |
| $50,000+ | 17.8 (30) |
| Refuse | 19.5 (33) |
| Age | |
| 29–59 years old | 64.5 (109) |
| 60+ years old | 35.5 (60) |
| Education | |
| Less than or equal to high school/GED | 56.9 (95) |
| More than high school/GED | 43.1 (72) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 36.1 (61) |
| Female | 63.9 (108) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Black | 46.7 (79) |
| White | 44.4 (75) |
| Other/refuse | 8.9 (15) |
| Residence in flood-prone coastal area | |
| No | 89.9 (152) |
| Yes | 10.1 (17) |
| Risk perception: is home at risk of flooding | |
| No | 33.7 (57) |
| Yes | 56.2 (95) |
| Maybe | 10.1 (17) |
GED, General Education Development.