Montgomery County Climate Readiness Research (Hands-on Practitioners)

Part 1 (Awareness & Perception)

This questionnaire is designed for:

Technical Practitioners
Specialists
Individuals (not covered in the categories and descriptions to the left) that work on climate change, sustainability, emergency management, readiness, resilience or environmental management.

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* 1. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements about climate change:

	Strongly Agree (5)	Somewhat Agree (4)	Feel Neutral (3)	Somewhat Disagree (2)	Strongly Disagree (1)	I Have No Idea (0)
Climate change is exclusively a natural activity with NO human contribution	Climate change is exclusively a natural activity with NO human contribution Strongly Agree (5)	Climate change is exclusively a natural activity with NO human contribution Somewhat Agree (4)	Climate change is exclusively a natural activity with NO human contribution Feel Neutral (3)	Climate change is exclusively a natural activity with NO human contribution Somewhat Disagree (2)	Climate change is exclusively a natural activity with NO human contribution Strongly Disagree (1)	Climate change is exclusively a natural activity with NO human contribution I Have No Idea (0)
Climate change will impact our community in the distant future (25+ years)	Climate change will impact our community in the distant future (25+ years) Strongly Agree (5)	Climate change will impact our community in the distant future (25+ years) Somewhat Agree (4)	Climate change will impact our community in the distant future (25+ years) Feel Neutral (3)	Climate change will impact our community in the distant future (25+ years) Somewhat Disagree (2)	Climate change will impact our community in the distant future (25+ years) Strongly Disagree (1)	Climate change will impact our community in the distant future (25+ years) I Have No Idea (0)
Climate change is impacting our community today	Climate change is impacting our community today Strongly Agree (5)	Climate change is impacting our community today Somewhat Agree (4)	Climate change is impacting our community today Feel Neutral (3)	Climate change is impacting our community today Somewhat Disagree (2)	Climate change is impacting our community today Strongly Disagree (1)	Climate change is impacting our community today I Have No Idea (0)
Climate change disproportionately impacts communities of color	Climate change disproportionately impacts communities of color Strongly Agree (5)	Climate change disproportionately impacts communities of color Somewhat Agree (4)	Climate change disproportionately impacts communities of color Feel Neutral (3)	Climate change disproportionately impacts communities of color Somewhat Disagree (2)	Climate change disproportionately impacts communities of color Strongly Disagree (1)	Climate change disproportionately impacts communities of color I Have No Idea (0)
Climate change is negatively impacting my own health	Climate change is negatively impacting my own health Strongly Agree (5)	Climate change is negatively impacting my own health Somewhat Agree (4)	Climate change is negatively impacting my own health Feel Neutral (3)	Climate change is negatively impacting my own health Somewhat Disagree (2)	Climate change is negatively impacting my own health Strongly Disagree (1)	Climate change is negatively impacting my own health I Have No Idea (0)

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* 2. What degree of responsibility should Montgomery County have in addressing or acting upon the following issues?

	Substantial Responsibility (5)	Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Some Responsibility (3)	Limited Responsibility (2)	No Responsibility (1)	I Have No Opinion
Flooding	Flooding Substantial Responsibility (5)	Flooding Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Flooding Some Responsibility (3)	Flooding Limited Responsibility (2)	Flooding No Responsibility (1)	Flooding I Have No Opinion
Heat waves	Heat waves Substantial Responsibility (5)	Heat waves Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Heat waves Some Responsibility (3)	Heat waves Limited Responsibility (2)	Heat waves No Responsibility (1)	Heat waves I Have No Opinion
Hurricanes	Hurricanes Substantial Responsibility (5)	Hurricanes Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Hurricanes Some Responsibility (3)	Hurricanes Limited Responsibility (2)	Hurricanes No Responsibility (1)	Hurricanes I Have No Opinion
Wildfires	Wildfires Substantial Responsibility (5)	Wildfires Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Wildfires Some Responsibility (3)	Wildfires Limited Responsibility (2)	Wildfires No Responsibility (1)	Wildfires I Have No Opinion
Public health	Public health Substantial Responsibility (5)	Public health Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Public health Some Responsibility (3)	Public health Limited Responsibility (2)	Public health No Responsibility (1)	Public health I Have No Opinion
Food supply disruptions	Food supply disruptions Substantial Responsibility (5)	Food supply disruptions Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Food supply disruptions Some Responsibility (3)	Food supply disruptions Limited Responsibility (2)	Food supply disruptions No Responsibility (1)	Food supply disruptions I Have No Opinion
Transportation disruptions	Transportation disruptions Substantial Responsibility (5)	Transportation disruptions Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Transportation disruptions Some Responsibility (3)	Transportation disruptions Limited Responsibility (2)	Transportation disruptions No Responsibility (1)	Transportation disruptions I Have No Opinion
Economic disruptions	Economic disruptions Substantial Responsibility (5)	Economic disruptions Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Economic disruptions Some Responsibility (3)	Economic disruptions Limited Responsibility (2)	Economic disruptions No Responsibility (1)	Economic disruptions I Have No Opinion
Racial inequity	Racial inequity Substantial Responsibility (5)	Racial inequity Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Racial inequity Some Responsibility (3)	Racial inequity Limited Responsibility (2)	Racial inequity No Responsibility (1)	Racial inequity I Have No Opinion
Stability of tax revenues	Stability of tax revenues Substantial Responsibility (5)	Stability of tax revenues Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Stability of tax revenues Some Responsibility (3)	Stability of tax revenues Limited Responsibility (2)	Stability of tax revenues No Responsibility (1)	Stability of tax revenues I Have No Opinion

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* 3. Do you think it is likely that climate change will impact the following issues in Montgomery County?

	Highly Likely (5)	Very Likely (4)	Somewhat Likely (3)	Not Very Likely (2)	Definitely Not (1)	I Have No Opinion
Flooding	Flooding Highly Likely (5)	Flooding Very Likely (4)	Flooding Somewhat Likely (3)	Flooding Not Very Likely (2)	Flooding Definitely Not (1)	Flooding I Have No Opinion
Heat waves	Heat waves Highly Likely (5)	Heat waves Very Likely (4)	Heat waves Somewhat Likely (3)	Heat waves Not Very Likely (2)	Heat waves Definitely Not (1)	Heat waves I Have No Opinion
Hurricanes	Hurricanes Highly Likely (5)	Hurricanes Very Likely (4)	Hurricanes Somewhat Likely (3)	Hurricanes Not Very Likely (2)	Hurricanes Definitely Not (1)	Hurricanes I Have No Opinion
Wildfires	Wildfires Highly Likely (5)	Wildfires Very Likely (4)	Wildfires Somewhat Likely (3)	Wildfires Not Very Likely (2)	Wildfires Definitely Not (1)	Wildfires I Have No Opinion
Public health	Public health Highly Likely (5)	Public health Very Likely (4)	Public health Somewhat Likely (3)	Public health Not Very Likely (2)	Public health Definitely Not (1)	Public health I Have No Opinion
Food supply disruptions	Food supply disruptions Highly Likely (5)	Food supply disruptions Very Likely (4)	Food supply disruptions Somewhat Likely (3)	Food supply disruptions Not Very Likely (2)	Food supply disruptions Definitely Not (1)	Food supply disruptions I Have No Opinion
Transportation disruptions	Transportation disruptions Highly Likely (5)	Transportation disruptions Very Likely (4)	Transportation disruptions Somewhat Likely (3)	Transportation disruptions Not Very Likely (2)	Transportation disruptions Definitely Not (1)	Transportation disruptions I Have No Opinion
Economic disruptions	Economic disruptions Highly Likely (5)	Economic disruptions Very Likely (4)	Economic disruptions Somewhat Likely (3)	Economic disruptions Not Very Likely (2)	Economic disruptions Definitely Not (1)	Economic disruptions I Have No Opinion
Racial inequity	Racial inequity Highly Likely (5)	Racial inequity Very Likely (4)	Racial inequity Somewhat Likely (3)	Racial inequity Not Very Likely (2)	Racial inequity Definitely Not (1)	Racial inequity I Have No Opinion
Stability of tax revenues	Stability of tax revenues Highly Likely (5)	Stability of tax revenues Very Likely (4)	Stability of tax revenues Somewhat Likely (3)	Stability of tax revenues Not Very Likely (2)	Stability of tax revenues Definitely Not (1)	Stability of tax revenues I Have No Opinion

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* 4. How would you rate your familiarity with the following?

	Very Familiar (4)	Familiar (3)	Slightly Familiar (3)	No Familiarity (1)
Montgomery County's climate change goals	Montgomery County's climate change goals Very Familiar (4)	Montgomery County's climate change goals Familiar (3)	Montgomery County's climate change goals Slightly Familiar (3)	Montgomery County's climate change goals No Familiarity (1)
Your unit's responsibilities on climate change	Your unit's responsibilities on climate change Very Familiar (4)	Your unit's responsibilities on climate change Familiar (3)	Your unit's responsibilities on climate change Slightly Familiar (3)	Your unit's responsibilities on climate change No Familiarity (1)
Maryland's climate change goals	Maryland's climate change goals Very Familiar (4)	Maryland's climate change goals Familiar (3)	Maryland's climate change goals Slightly Familiar (3)	Maryland's climate change goals No Familiarity (1)
The nation's climate change policies	The nation's climate change policies Very Familiar (4)	The nation's climate change policies Familiar (3)	The nation's climate change policies Slightly Familiar (3)	The nation's climate change policies No Familiarity (1)

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* 5. How would you rate your familiarity with the following?

	Very Familiar (4)	Familiar (3)	Slightly Familiar (3)	No Familiarity (1)
Montgomery County's climate change goals	Montgomery County's climate change goals Very Familiar (4)	Montgomery County's climate change goals Familiar (3)	Montgomery County's climate change goals Slightly Familiar (3)	Montgomery County's climate change goals No Familiarity (1)
Your unit's responsibilities on climate change	Your unit's responsibilities on climate change Very Familiar (4)	Your unit's responsibilities on climate change Familiar (3)	Your unit's responsibilities on climate change Slightly Familiar (3)	Your unit's responsibilities on climate change No Familiarity (1)
Maryland's climate change goals	Maryland's climate change goals Very Familiar (4)	Maryland's climate change goals Familiar (3)	Maryland's climate change goals Slightly Familiar (3)	Maryland's climate change goals No Familiarity (1)
The nation's climate change policies	The nation's climate change policies Very Familiar (4)	The nation's climate change policies Familiar (3)	The nation's climate change policies Slightly Familiar (3)	The nation's climate change policies No Familiarity (1)

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* 6. What level of responsibility does my unit or agency CURRENTLY HAVE to address the following possible impacts of climate change on Montgomery County residents and businesses?

	Substantial Responsibility (5)	Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Some Responsibility (3)	Limited Responsibility (2)	No Responsibility (1)	I Have No Opinion
Flooding	Flooding Substantial Responsibility (5)	Flooding Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Flooding Some Responsibility (3)	Flooding Limited Responsibility (2)	Flooding No Responsibility (1)	Flooding I Have No Opinion
Heat waves	Heat waves Substantial Responsibility (5)	Heat waves Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Heat waves Some Responsibility (3)	Heat waves Limited Responsibility (2)	Heat waves No Responsibility (1)	Heat waves I Have No Opinion
Hurricanes	Hurricanes Substantial Responsibility (5)	Hurricanes Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Hurricanes Some Responsibility (3)	Hurricanes Limited Responsibility (2)	Hurricanes No Responsibility (1)	Hurricanes I Have No Opinion
Wildfires	Wildfires Substantial Responsibility (5)	Wildfires Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Wildfires Some Responsibility (3)	Wildfires Limited Responsibility (2)	Wildfires No Responsibility (1)	Wildfires I Have No Opinion
Public health	Public health Substantial Responsibility (5)	Public health Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Public health Some Responsibility (3)	Public health Limited Responsibility (2)	Public health No Responsibility (1)	Public health I Have No Opinion
Food supply disruptions	Food supply disruptions Substantial Responsibility (5)	Food supply disruptions Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Food supply disruptions Some Responsibility (3)	Food supply disruptions Limited Responsibility (2)	Food supply disruptions No Responsibility (1)	Food supply disruptions I Have No Opinion
Transportation disruptions	Transportation disruptions Substantial Responsibility (5)	Transportation disruptions Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Transportation disruptions Some Responsibility (3)	Transportation disruptions Limited Responsibility (2)	Transportation disruptions No Responsibility (1)	Transportation disruptions I Have No Opinion
Economic disruptions	Economic disruptions Substantial Responsibility (5)	Economic disruptions Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Economic disruptions Some Responsibility (3)	Economic disruptions Limited Responsibility (2)	Economic disruptions No Responsibility (1)	Economic disruptions I Have No Opinion
Racial inequity	Racial inequity Substantial Responsibility (5)	Racial inequity Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Racial inequity Some Responsibility (3)	Racial inequity Limited Responsibility (2)	Racial inequity No Responsibility (1)	Racial inequity I Have No Opinion
Stability of tax revenues	Stability of tax revenues Substantial Responsibility (5)	Stability of tax revenues Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Stability of tax revenues Some Responsibility (3)	Stability of tax revenues Limited Responsibility (2)	Stability of tax revenues No Responsibility (1)	Stability of tax revenues I Have No Opinion

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* 7. What level of responsibility SHOULD my unit or agency HAVE to address the following possible impacts of climate change on Montgomery County residents and businesses?

	Substantial Responsibility (5)	Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Some Responsibility (3)	Limited Responsibility (2)	No Responsibility (1)	I Have No Opinion
Flooding	Flooding Substantial Responsibility (5)	Flooding Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Flooding Some Responsibility (3)	Flooding Limited Responsibility (2)	Flooding No Responsibility (1)	Flooding I Have No Opinion
Heat waves	Heat waves Substantial Responsibility (5)	Heat waves Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Heat waves Some Responsibility (3)	Heat waves Limited Responsibility (2)	Heat waves No Responsibility (1)	Heat waves I Have No Opinion
Hurricanes	Hurricanes Substantial Responsibility (5)	Hurricanes Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Hurricanes Some Responsibility (3)	Hurricanes Limited Responsibility (2)	Hurricanes No Responsibility (1)	Hurricanes I Have No Opinion
Wildfires	Wildfires Substantial Responsibility (5)	Wildfires Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Wildfires Some Responsibility (3)	Wildfires Limited Responsibility (2)	Wildfires No Responsibility (1)	Wildfires I Have No Opinion
Public health	Public health Substantial Responsibility (5)	Public health Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Public health Some Responsibility (3)	Public health Limited Responsibility (2)	Public health No Responsibility (1)	Public health I Have No Opinion
Food supply disruptions	Food supply disruptions Substantial Responsibility (5)	Food supply disruptions Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Food supply disruptions Some Responsibility (3)	Food supply disruptions Limited Responsibility (2)	Food supply disruptions No Responsibility (1)	Food supply disruptions I Have No Opinion
Transportation disruptions	Transportation disruptions Substantial Responsibility (5)	Transportation disruptions Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Transportation disruptions Some Responsibility (3)	Transportation disruptions Limited Responsibility (2)	Transportation disruptions No Responsibility (1)	Transportation disruptions I Have No Opinion
Economic disruptions	Economic disruptions Substantial Responsibility (5)	Economic disruptions Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Economic disruptions Some Responsibility (3)	Economic disruptions Limited Responsibility (2)	Economic disruptions No Responsibility (1)	Economic disruptions I Have No Opinion
Racial inequity	Racial inequity Substantial Responsibility (5)	Racial inequity Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Racial inequity Some Responsibility (3)	Racial inequity Limited Responsibility (2)	Racial inequity No Responsibility (1)	Racial inequity I Have No Opinion
Stability of tax revenues	Stability of tax revenues Substantial Responsibility (5)	Stability of tax revenues Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Stability of tax revenues Some Responsibility (3)	Stability of tax revenues Limited Responsibility (2)	Stability of tax revenues No Responsibility (1)	Stability of tax revenues I Have No Opinion

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* 8. What level of responsibility do Montgomery County elected officials and executive office leadership have in enacting climate change oriented policies aimed at the following areas?

	Substantial Responsibility (5)	Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Some Responsibility (3)	Limited Responsibility (2)	No Responsibility (1)
Residents	Residents Substantial Responsibility (5)	Residents Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Residents Some Responsibility (3)	Residents Limited Responsibility (2)	Residents No Responsibility (1)
Businesses	Businesses Substantial Responsibility (5)	Businesses Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Businesses Some Responsibility (3)	Businesses Limited Responsibility (2)	Businesses No Responsibility (1)
Infrastructure	Infrastructure Substantial Responsibility (5)	Infrastructure Meaningful Responsibility (4)	Infrastructure Some Responsibility (3)	Infrastructure Limited Responsibility (2)	Infrastructure No Responsibility (1)
County operations	County operations Substantial Responsibility (5)	County operations Meaningful Responsibility (4)	County operations Some Responsibility (3)	County operations Limited Responsibility (2)	County operations No Responsibility (1)

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* 9. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following INDIVIDUAL actions and responsibilities:

	Strongly Agree (5)	Somewhat Agree (4)	Feel Neutral (3)	Somewhat Disagree (2)	Strongly Disagree (1)
Reduce my own footprint	Reduce my own footprint Strongly Agree (5)	Reduce my own footprint Somewhat Agree (4)	Reduce my own footprint Feel Neutral (3)	Reduce my own footprint Somewhat Disagree (2)	Reduce my own footprint Strongly Disagree (1)
Talk with my family and friends about climate change	Talk with my family and friends about climate change Strongly Agree (5)	Talk with my family and friends about climate change Somewhat Agree (4)	Talk with my family and friends about climate change Feel Neutral (3)	Talk with my family and friends about climate change Somewhat Disagree (2)	Talk with my family and friends about climate change Strongly Disagree (1)
Incorporate climate preparedness and solutions into my work	Incorporate climate preparedness and solutions into my work Strongly Agree (5)	Incorporate climate preparedness and solutions into my work Somewhat Agree (4)	Incorporate climate preparedness and solutions into my work Feel Neutral (3)	Incorporate climate preparedness and solutions into my work Somewhat Disagree (2)	Incorporate climate preparedness and solutions into my work Strongly Disagree (1)
Work more collaboratively with my peers in other departments/agencies on climate-related action	Work more collaboratively with my peers in other departments/agencies on climate-related action Strongly Agree (5)	Work more collaboratively with my peers in other departments/agencies on climate-related action Somewhat Agree (4)	Work more collaboratively with my peers in other departments/agencies on climate-related action Feel Neutral (3)	Work more collaboratively with my peers in other departments/agencies on climate-related action Somewhat Disagree (2)	Work more collaboratively with my peers in other departments/agencies on climate-related action Strongly Disagree (1)
Seek out continuing education	Seek out continuing education Strongly Agree (5)	Seek out continuing education Somewhat Agree (4)	Seek out continuing education Feel Neutral (3)	Seek out continuing education Somewhat Disagree (2)	Seek out continuing education Strongly Disagree (1)
Help my neighbors and/or neighborhood take action	Help my neighbors and/or neighborhood take action Strongly Agree (5)	Help my neighbors and/or neighborhood take action Somewhat Agree (4)	Help my neighbors and/or neighborhood take action Feel Neutral (3)	Help my neighbors and/or neighborhood take action Somewhat Disagree (2)	Help my neighbors and/or neighborhood take action Strongly Disagree (1)

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* 10. My perception on the importance of developing and integrating climate smart solutions into county operations and policies has changed in the last 24 months:

True

False

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* 11. How significantly have the following possible factor(s) changed your perception:

	Critically Impactful (5)	Very Impactful (4)	Moderately Impactful (3)	Somewhat Impactful (2)	Minimally Impactful (1)	Not at all (0)
Conversations with co-workers	Conversations with co-workers Critically Impactful (5)	Conversations with co-workers Very Impactful (4)	Conversations with co-workers Moderately Impactful (3)	Conversations with co-workers Somewhat Impactful (2)	Conversations with co-workers Minimally Impactful (1)	Conversations with co-workers Not at all (0)
Discussions with family/friends	Discussions with family/friends Critically Impactful (5)	Discussions with family/friends Very Impactful (4)	Discussions with family/friends Moderately Impactful (3)	Discussions with family/friends Somewhat Impactful (2)	Discussions with family/friends Minimally Impactful (1)	Discussions with family/friends Not at all (0)
Recent public health impacts	Recent public health impacts Critically Impactful (5)	Recent public health impacts Very Impactful (4)	Recent public health impacts Moderately Impactful (3)	Recent public health impacts Somewhat Impactful (2)	Recent public health impacts Minimally Impactful (1)	Recent public health impacts Not at all (0)
News and social media	News and social media Critically Impactful (5)	News and social media Very Impactful (4)	News and social media Moderately Impactful (3)	News and social media Somewhat Impactful (2)	News and social media Minimally Impactful (1)	News and social media Not at all (0)
Floods or other natural disasters	Floods or other natural disasters Critically Impactful (5)	Floods or other natural disasters Very Impactful (4)	Floods or other natural disasters Moderately Impactful (3)	Floods or other natural disasters Somewhat Impactful (2)	Floods or other natural disasters Minimally Impactful (1)	Floods or other natural disasters Not at all (0)