Awareness of and Attitudes towards Heat Waves within the Context of Climate Change among a Cohort of Residents in Adelaide, Australia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
3.1. Respondents’ Demographic Characteristics
Variable | Number | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|
Age group (years) (n = 267) | ||
30–49 | 103 | 38.6 |
50–69 (Mean = 51 years) | 164 | 61.4 |
Gender(n = 267) | ||
Male | 118 | 44.2 |
Female | 149 | 55.8 |
Marital status (n = 267) | ||
Never married | 29 | 10.9 |
Married 1 | 238 | 89.1 |
Level of Education (n = 267) | ||
Educated at or below high school level | 103 | 38.6 |
Educated above high school level 2 | 164 | 61.4 |
Employment Status (n= 267) | ||
Not employed 3 | 43 | 16.1 |
Employed | 224 | 83.9 |
Gross annual household income (n= 254) | ||
Less than $40,000 | 58 | 22.8 |
Between $40,000 and $59,999 | 53 | 20.9 |
$60,000 or more | 143 | 56.3 |
3.2. Awareness about Heat Waves
3.3. Degree to Which Information about Heat Waves is Followed
3.4. Level of Information about Heat Waves
3.5. Personal Concern about the Effects of Heat Waves
3.6. Issues That Are of Concern to Respondents during a Heat Wave
3.7. Extent of Concern about Societal Effects of Heat Waves in Adelaide
3.8. Effects of Heat Waves on Respondents’ Wellbeing
3.9. Attitudes towards Scientific Projections of Increasing Heat Waves in Relation to Climate Change
3.10. Attitudes towards Potential Consequences of Heat Waves
3.11. Immediacy of the Effects of Heat Waves in Adelaide
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Conflict of Interest
Acknowledgements
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Akompab, D.A.; Bi, P.; Williams, S.; Grant, J.; Walker, I.A.; Augoustinos, M. Awareness of and Attitudes towards Heat Waves within the Context of Climate Change among a Cohort of Residents in Adelaide, Australia. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2013, 10, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10010001
Akompab DA, Bi P, Williams S, Grant J, Walker IA, Augoustinos M. Awareness of and Attitudes towards Heat Waves within the Context of Climate Change among a Cohort of Residents in Adelaide, Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2013; 10(1):1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleAkompab, Derick A., Peng Bi, Susan Williams, Janet Grant, Iain A. Walker, and Martha Augoustinos. 2013. "Awareness of and Attitudes towards Heat Waves within the Context of Climate Change among a Cohort of Residents in Adelaide, Australia" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 10, no. 1: 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10010001
APA StyleAkompab, D. A., Bi, P., Williams, S., Grant, J., Walker, I. A., & Augoustinos, M. (2013). Awareness of and Attitudes towards Heat Waves within the Context of Climate Change among a Cohort of Residents in Adelaide, Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 10(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10010001