There was no item nonresponse for question 2, that is, all three items were answered by all 240 respondents. In addition, the test persons used the entire scale range for all items (see Table 3). Looking at the frequency distributions of items a and b, it can be seen that respondents agreed and disagreed with the statements in roughly equal proportions (item a: 34 % vs. 38 %, item b: 38 % vs. 35 %). Item c, on the other hand, was agreed with significantly more often (65 %) than disagreed (15 %).
The aim of the pretest was to investigate how the test persons justified their answers to the individual items and whether the justifications matched the selected answer option. The corresponding cognitive follow-up questions (N1_F2, see Appendix) were asked of the 116 subjects who were (randomly) as-signed to Group 2. About one-third of these subjects were asked questions on items a, b, and c, respectively.
| Item Text | Actively tested |
|---|---|
a.I am concerned that my own standard of living will decline because of climate policy.Item Text:Recommendations:
The results of the pretest do not indicate any problems with the item, so it can be left in its current form.
Findings:For item a, respondents who disagreed with the statement justified their answers by saying that their own way of life had already been adapted or that they would accept cuts in their standard of living because it was more important to stop climate change:
Question Topic:
Environment/ Climate protection
Construct:Concerns: Impact of climate policy
|
Yes |
b. I am concerned that jobs are being destroyed as a result of climate policy without sufficient new ones being created.Item Text:Recommendations:
The results of the pretest do not indicate any problems with the item, so it can be left in its current form.
Findings:For item b, those test persons who disagreed with the statement argued that new jobs could be creat-ed through the development of new technologies:
Question Topic:
Environment/ Climate protection
Construct:Concerns: Impact of climate policy
|
Yes |
c. I am concerned that conflicts in society will increase because of climate policy.Item Text:Recommendations:
The results of the pretest do not indicate any problems with the item, so it can be left in its current form.
Findings:For item c, disagreement with the statement was based on the fact that the interest in combating climate change was more important and that thus the majority would agree:
Question Topic:
Environment/ Climate protection
Construct:Concerns: Impact of climate policy
|
Yes |
