Table II.

Variables and items

VariablesWordings and itemsCategories and codingCronbach’s α
County Shanxian (1), Wenxi (2), Anding (3) 
Perceived impact of local temperature change on wheat and maizeDo you think how local temperature change impacted wheat and corn, respectively? (two items)Significant positive impact (1), minor positive impact (2), unsure or no impact (3), minor negative impact (4) and Significant negative impact (5)0.673
Awareness of global warmingHave you ever heard of global warming?Yes, no 
Channels of knowing global warmingThrough which channels did you know global warming? aTelevision programmes, the internet, other people, newspapers, radio 
Understanding of the phenomenon of global warmingHow do you understand the phenomenon of global warming? aOpen-ended 
Knowledge of global warmingPlease explain causes of global warming aOpen-ended; when a respondent said he/she did not know causes of global warming, it was coded 0, otherwise it was coded 1 
Perceived risks of global warmingDo you think how likely would global warming cause the following risks: risks for you, risks for your family, risks for the whole of society, unpredicted risks, risks for future generations? (five items)Very likely (5), mildly likely (4), do not know or unsure (3), mildly unlikely (2), absolutely unlikely (1)0.823
Perceived ability to mitigate global warmingDo you think you or your family is able to mitigate global warming? (two items)Strong ability (4), a little ability (3), basically unable (2), fully unable (1)0.856
Perceived obligation to mitigate global warmingDo you think you or your family has obligation to mitigate global warming? (two items)Full obligation (4), a little obligation (3), basically no obligation (2), absolutely no obligation (1)0.890
Willingness to pay higher prices to mitigate global warmingTo mitigate global warming, do you agree to increase the prices of the following goods? gasoline and diesel oil; coal; electricity; chemical fertilizer; agricultural plastic film. (five items)Strongly agree (5), mildly agree (4), unsure (3), mildly disagree (2), strongly disagree (1)0.890

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