Do Americans Understand Global Warming is Harmful to Health? Evidence from a National Survey

The document describes a research paper examining the extent to which the American public understands the negative health consequences of global warming and the factors influencing this awareness, including the impact of question formatting (open- versus closed-ended) on research findings.

• The paper examines public awareness of the health effects of global warming, trust in information sources, and levels of support for government funding and action on the issue.
• The research investigates why previous studies on public awareness of global warming's health risks have produced conflicting results, specifically looking at the difference between open-ended and closed-ended questions.

APA

Team, M. 4. (2015). Do Americans Understand Global Warming is Harmful to Health? Evidence from a National Survey. Center for Climate Change Communication. https://climatecommunication.gmu.edu/all/do-americans-understand-global-warming-is-harmful-to-health/

Chicago

Team, Mason 4C. Do Americans Understand Global Warming is Harmful to Health? Evidence from a National Survey. Center for Climate Change Communication, 2015. https://climatecommunication.gmu.edu/all/do-americans-understand-global-warming-is-harmful-to-health/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{team2015americans, author = {Team, Mason 4C}, title = {{Do Americans Understand Global Warming is Harmful to Health? Evidence from a National Survey}}, institution = {Center for Climate Change Communication}, year = {2015}, month = oct, url = {https://climatecommunication.gmu.edu/all/do-americans-understand-global-warming-is-harmful-to-health/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }