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Professional Background & Attitude to Climate
Welcome.
This survey is being undertaken by the Scottish Climate & Energy Forum to understand more about those engaged in the climate debate.
The majority of questions are optional. Those which are not are marked with an asterisk. However please complete as many as you are able.
The survey should take about 10 minutes. If you get part way through and cannot complete it, you should be able to return to finish it.
If you have comments or wish to report problems please let us know by filling in the box at the end of the survey.
The survey is anonymous and all responses will be treated in confidence.
There are 27 questions in this survey
[]How often do you read “sceptic” blogs which are generally sceptical of manmade warming such as Watts Up With That, Climate Depot, Harmless Sky, The GWPF, Jo Nova, Climate Audit, Stephen Goddard, Bishop Hill, Tallbloke’s Talkshop, EIKE, etc.
Please choose only one of the following:
Never- Infrequently
- Monthly
- Weekly
- Daily or whenever updated
[]How often do you read blogs that are in general convinced that manmade warming is a problem such as Skeptical Science, Real Climate, DeSmogBlog, Celsias, George Monbiot, The Carbon Brief, Cliff Mass, Tamino’s Open Mind, Climate Ark or Hotwhopper, etc.
Please choose only one of the following:
- Never
- Infrequently
- Monthly
- Weekly
- Daily or whenever updated
More articles
[]What subjects would you like to see covered more or in more detail on the climate blogs?
Please write your answer here:
Main Work
[]What has been your main working occupation? *
Please choose all that apply:
Science (including teaching)- Engineering (including teaching)
- Teaching (not in science or engineering)
- Management, administration.
- Politician, lobbyist, other political.
- Accountant, banker, or similar financial
- Government
- Doctor, nurse, social worker or other healthcare
- Hospitality, leisure, sport & tourism
- Journalist, broadcaster, other media
- Retail, marketing executive, sales
- Transportation
- Law
- Other:
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[]Where have you mainly worked? *
Please choose only one of the following:
- Public sector
- Private (>1000 employees)
- Private (100-1000 employees)
- Private (10-99 employees)
- Private (1-9 employees)
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What is the highest level of qualifications you hold?
Please choose only one of the following:
- School certificate
- Vocational (equivalent to HND, HNC, DEUG or associate degree)
- University degree
- Post graduate
- Other
Qualifications
(Post school: is training, education of self-teaching to to better than school qualification level including modules within a degree course.)
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Please tick any of the following areas where you have received formal post-school education or training
Please choose all that apply:
- Climatology
- Geology or other earth science
- Environmental studies
- Computer programming
- Biology or other life science.
- Economics
- Philosophy
- Physics /Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Engineering
- Architecture/Planning
- Medical sciences
- Arts/History/Languages
- Business/Law/Accounting
- Education
- Social Studies
- Other:
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[]Have you worked in science for more than one year? *
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
Answer was NOT ‘Science (including teaching)’ at question ‘4 [Q01]’ (What has been your main working occupation?)
Please choose only one of the following:
- Yes
- No
Science
[]How many years have you worked in science
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
Answer was NOT ‘No’ at question ‘8 [Q05]’ (Have you worked in science for more than one year?)
Please choose only one of the following:
- 1 year
- 2 – 3 years
- 4 – 7 years
- 8 – 15 years
- 16+ years
[]Which of the following areas of science have you worked in for at least a year?
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
Answer was NOT ‘No’ at question ‘8 [Q05]’ (Have you worked in science for more than one year?)
Please choose only one of the following:
- Laboratory work
- Teaching
- Research
- Field work
- Other
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[]Have you worked in engineering for more than one year?
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
Answer was NOT ‘Engineering (including teaching)’ at question ‘4 [Q01]’ (What has been your main working occupation?)
Please choose only one of the following:
- Yes
- No
Engineering
[]How many years have you worked in Engineering
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
Answer was NOT ‘No’ at question ’11 [Q08]’ (Have you worked in engineering for more than one year?)
Please choose only one of the following:
- 1 year
- 2 – 3 years
- 4 – 7 years
- 8 – 15 years
- 16+ years
[]Which of the following engineering areas have you worked in for at least a year?
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
Answer was NOT ‘No’ at question ’11 [Q08]’ (Have you worked in engineering for more than one year?)
Please choose all that apply:
- Computer programmer, information technologist, etc.
- Design
- Light (electronics, instrumentation)
- Heavy (industrial)
- Manufacturing
- Teaching
- Power
- Civil & construction.
- Other:
Global Warming
If none of the columns are valid please leave blank.
[]Please say whether you agree or disagree with the following statements
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
| Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree | |
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| CO2 will cause catastrophic global warming | |
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| The level of CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing | |
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| Man-made sources have increased global levels of CO2 | |
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| CO2 is a greenhouse gas. | |
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| Over the 20th century there was warming of average global temperatures | |
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| Climate varies naturally | |
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Job
[]Please indicate how strongly you agree with the following statements about your most recent job.
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
| Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree | |
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| I do not to like to stand out or be unconventional. | |
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| I prefer to work as part of a group | |
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| At work, I often take over projects and steer them my way without worrying about what other people think | |
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| My colleagues should work together more | |
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| I like a lot of guidance so that I am very clear about what to do in work. | |
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| I sometimes tell others to stop thinking negatively about their work | |
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| I usually know what is needed to be done at work | |
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| I rarely need or want any assistance and like to put my own stamp on work that I do. | |
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| It is important colleagues say they appreciate my work | |
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| I usually do what is expected of me and follow instructions carefully. | |
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| I usually understand what colleagues need from me | |
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| I get annoyed if superiors or colleagues take credit for my work. | |
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| I am happy when my colleagues succeed even if I do not. | |
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| I like to test boundaries and get into areas where few have worked before. | |
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| I like challenges that stretch my abilities and get bored with things I can do quite easily. | |
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| I like working where the rules are clear. | |
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Politics1
[]Excluding the issues of climate & energy, compared to other people, how interested do you think you are you in politics?
Please choose only one of the following:
- much less interested than other people
- less interested than other people
- about average
- more interested than other people
- much more interested than other people
[]Excluding the issue of climate & energy, compared to other people, how interested do you think your friends are in politics?
Please choose only one of the following:
- much less interested than other people
- less interested than other people
- about average
- more interested than other people
- much more interested than other people
Politics2
[]What best describes your voting pattern
Please choose only one of the following:
- I strongly believe the party I support is right and will always vote for it.
- I have chosen my party and am unlikely to change.
- I sometimes weigh up the issues but I often know which party I will vote for.
- I usually weigh up the issues and then decide which party to vote for.
- I only vote on the issues.
- I don’t vote.
[]If a party that you do not normally vote for had a policy on energy or climate which you agreed with, would you:
Please choose only one of the following:
- Definitely vote for them.
- Likely vote for them.
- Possibly vote for them if other polices are OK.
- Consider them but other policies are more important
- Never consider voting for them
- I don’t vote
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Place those you would trust most at the top and those least at the bottom.
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Drag the items below to rank them, placing highest those that are most trustworthy.
Place those you would trust most at the top and those least at the bottom.
Please number each box in order of preference from 1 to 6
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A medical association reports a flu epidemic.
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Your doctor says there is a flu epidemic.
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A newspaper reports a flu epidemic
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A government scientist reports a flu epidemic.
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An academic journal reports a flu epidemic
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You obtain data and work out there is a flu epidemic.
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[]What is your sex
Please choose only one of the following:
- Female
- Male
[]What is your age?
Please choose only one of the following:
- 0 – 17
- 18 – 29
- 30 – 39
- 40 – 49
- 50 – 59
- 60 – 69
- 70+
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[]Where was your main childhood home
Please choose only one of the following:
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antarctica
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Bouvet Island
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos Islands
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Netherlands Antilles
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norfolk Island
- North Korea
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestinian Territory
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Pitcairn
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Georgia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Virgin Islands
- Wallis and Futuna
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
[]For the US please also give the state
Only answer this question if the following conditions are met:
Answer was ‘United States’ at question ’23 [Q24]’ (Where was your main childhood home)
Please choose only one of the following:
- AL Alabama – Montgomery
- AK Alaska – Juneau
- AZ Arizona – Phoenix
- AR Arkansas – Little Rock
- CA California – Sacramento
- CO Colorado – Denver
- CT Connecticut – Hartford
- DE Delaware – Dover
- FL Florida – Tallahassee
- GA Georgia – Atlanta
- HI Hawaii – Honolulu
- ID Idaho – Boise
- IL Illinois – Springfield
- IN Indiana – Indianapolis
- IA Iowa – Des Moines
- KS Kansas – Topeka
- KY Kentucky – Frankfort
- LA Louisiana – Baton Rouge
- ME Maine – Augusta
- MD Maryland – Annapolis
- MA Massachusetts – Boston
- MI Michigan – Lansing
- MN Minnesota – Saint Paul
- MS Mississippi – Jackson
- MO Missouri – Jefferson City
- MT Montana – Helena
- NE Nebraska – Lincoln
- NV Nevada – Carson City
- NH New Hampshire – Concord
- NJ New Jersey – Trenton
- NM New Mexico – Santa Fe
- NY New York – Albany
- NC North Carolina – Raleigh
- ND North Dakota – Bismarck
- OH Ohio – Columbus
- OK Oklahoma – Oklahoma City
- OR Oregon – Salem
- PA Pennsylvania – Harrisburg
- RI Rhode Island – Providence
- SC South Carolina – Columbia
- SD South Dakota – Pierre
- TN Tennessee – Nashville
- TX Texas – Austin
- UT Utah – Salt Lake City
- VT Vermont – Montpelier
- VA Virginia – Richmond
- WA Washington – Olympia
- WV West Virginia – Charleston
- WI Wisconsin – Madison
- WY Wyoming – Cheyenne
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[]Do the answers you gave in this survey honestly reflect your views?
Please choose only one of the following:
- Yes
- No
[]To help detect fake entries, please type something random in the box below:
Please write your answer here:
[]Finally, if you have any other comments please add them below.
Please write your answer here:
Yes, reading the questions it’s not a bad thing that you post the comments separately but unless you know differently I don’t see another reason not to publish them too.
Thanks. I feel it was an important enough survey that government should have funded it so that the results could be disseminated. But there had to be some meat still left on the bone so to speak so I had purposefully kept out some good results.
But as they say – you can take a donkey to water – and even those that don’t drink still have a higher IQ than academics.
You might be interested in the survey highlighted by Willis over at WUWT.
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/12/05/climate-change-who-cares/
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