Research Article
Public Perception of Climate Change in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Table 10
Perceived major human causes of climate change.
| S/N | Human cause | SA | % | A | % | D | % | SD | % | CS | % |
| 1 | The burning of fossil fuels | 184 | 61.3 | 99 | 33.0 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 3.3 | 2 | Urbanization | 91 | 30.3 | 130 | 43.3 | 46 | 15.3 | 7 | 2.3 | 26 | 8.7 | 3 | Water pollution | 99 | 33.0 | 121 | 40.3 | 41 | 13.7 | 9 | 3.0 | 30 | 10.0 | 4 | Deforestation | 149 | 49.7 | 86 | 28.7 | 36 | 12.0 | 12 | 4.0 | 17 | 5.7 | 5 | Ozone layer depletion | 159 | 53.0 | 93 | 31.0 | 9 | 3.0 | 4 | 1.3 | 35 | 11.7 | 6 | Gas flaring | 151 | 50.3 | 110 | 36.7 | 17 | 5.7 | 12 | 4.0 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | Industrialization | 133 | 44.3 | 112 | 37.3 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 3.7 | 23 | 7.7 |
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SA = strongly agreed, A = agreed, D = disagreed, SD = strongly disagreed, and CS = cannot say. Source: Author’s fieldwork, 2014.
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