Big Climate Conversation: report of findings - technical annex

Annex which accompanies the main findings report from the Big Climate Conversation providing more information about the design and delivery of the public engagement process and the analysis of participant responses.


Appendix 3: Screening Questions for Recruitment of Targeted-audience Workshops Participants

Dundee, Galashiels, Inverurie and Oban targeted-audience workshops

Please tell us…

  • how often you read or watch news articles (online, television or papers) about climate change.
    [Every day] [Once a week] [Rarely] [Never] [Don’t know]
  • how much you agree with the statement 'When shopping (e.g. for clothes, food, furniture), I consider the environmental impact of my purchases'.
    [Strongly agree] [Agree] [Neither agree nor disagree] [Disagree] [Strongly disagree]
  • when you last had a conversation about climate change or environmental issues (excluding conversations relating to this focus group).
    [This week] [In the last two weeks] [This month] [In the last 6 months] [Over 6 months ago or never]
  • how much you agree with the statement 'I think that there are more important issues than climate change'.
    [Strongly agree] [Agree] [Neither agree nor disagree] [Disagree] [Strongly disagree]
  • how much you agree with the statement 'I don't think climate change is a serious problem for Scotland'.
    [Strongly agree] [Agree] [Neither agree nor disagree] [Disagree] [Strongly disagree]
  • your postcode
    [Free text]
  • your age
    [11-16] [17-24] [25-34] [35-44] [45-59] [60-74] [75+] [Prefer not to say]
  • your gender
    [Male] [Female] [Non-binary] [Prefer not to say]
  • your ethnicity
    [White Scottish] [White British] [White other] [Asian or Scottish/British Asian] [Chinese or Scottish/British Chinese] [African or Scottish/British African] [Other] [Prefer not to say]
  • the highest level of educational qualifications you have achieved
    [O-Grade/Standard Grade or equivalent] [HNC/HND or equivalent] [Higher/A-levels or equivalent] [Degree/professional qualification] [Other qualifications] [No qualifications] [Prefer not to say]

Glasgow targeted-audience workshop

Participants for the Glasgow targeted-audience workshop were recruited slightly later than the previous four workshops, which presented an opportunity to slightly adjust the screening questionnaire in an effort to improve recruitment of participants with lower levels of concern about climate change.

  • Please tell us how often you read or watch news articles (online, television or papers) about climate change.
    [Every day] [Once a week] [Rarely] [Never] [Don’t know]
  • Please tell us when you last had a conversation about climate change or environmental issues (excluding conversations relating to this focus group).
    [This week] [In the last two weeks] [This month] [In the last 6 months] [Over 6 months ago or never]
  • How concerned are you about climate change?
    [Not concerned] [Slightly concerned] [Somewhat concerned] [Moderately concerned] [Extremely concerned]

Please tell us…

  • your postcode
    [Free text]
  • your age
    [11-16] [17-24] [25-34] [35-44] [45-59] [60-74] [75+] [Prefer not to say]
  • your gender
    [Male] [Female] [Non-binary] [Prefer not to say]
  • your ethnicity
    [White Scottish] [White British] [White other] [Asian or Scottish/British Asian] [Chinese or Scottish/British Chinese] [African or Scottish/British African] [Other] [Prefer not to say]
  • the highest level of educational qualifications you have achieved
    [O-Grade/Standard Grade or equivalent] [HNC/HND or equivalent] [Higher/A-levels or equivalent] [Degree/professional qualification] [Other qualifications] [No qualifications] [Prefer not to say]

Contact

Email: climate.change@gov.scot

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