A poll suggests that most rural Nebraskans want the government to address global warming now.

The Nebraska Rural Poll also says many older Nebraskans and many in agricultural jobs aren't sure about what causes climate change and what its effects are.

The Center for Applied Rural Innovation at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln mailed surveys to 6,200 randomly selected households in 84 rural Nebraska counties last spring. Nearly 2,500 responses were received.

Fifty-three percent of people who responded agreed or strongly agreed that climate change required immediate action by the government. The survey report says 21 percent disagreed or strongly disagreed.