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And to what extent do you agree with the following statements?<br><i>[Und wie stehen Sie zu den folgenden Aussagen?]</i>

Item Text:

b. I am concerned that natural disasters will increase because of climate change. [ Mir macht Sorgen, dass Naturkatastrophen wegen des Klimawandels zunehmen werden.]

Different Answer Format Tested:

Nein

Findings:

Those respondents who disagreed with the statement mainly justified their answers by saying that natural disasters rarely or never occur where they live, or that climate change is not man-made:
  • "I live in an area where natural disasters rarely if ever occur." (TP239, response: rather disagree)
  • "Because it is in nature that such things occur. In the past and in the future." (TP292, response: rather disagree)
Respondents who agreed with the statement justified their answers, among other things, by saying that they were already experiencing the increase and that a reversal of climate change was no longer possible:
  • "We already experience it that natural disasters increase and cause great damage." (TP234, response: strongly agree)
  • "You can already see the effects of climate change on nature and weather, flora and fauna. And since we're almost past the point of making amends to nature, that's going to have a further intervening, negative impact on the world." (TP273, response: strongly agree)

Recommendations:

The results of the pretest do not indicate any problems with the item, so it can be left in its current form.

Question tested:

true