Environmental numeracy 5 years early
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Question asked in the latest wave:
scaenvnumear_ip16.envnumear5y
Question label:
Environmental numeracy 5 years early
Question text:
Imagine a certain island that currently lies 100cm below sea level. As a result of climate change the sea level rises by 1% per year.
After 5 years, how many centimetres below sea level will the island be?
Question universe:
if [(GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTARTEARLY.scacearly = 1 thru 4) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3)] // Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web
And If [ff_numeracyw16 =2 & (ff_numquesw16 =2|3)] // If ask environmental numeracy question early AND ask environmental numeracy or both financial and environmental numeracy
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1967 | 69.09% |
| proxy | -7 | 22 | 0.77% |
| refusal | -2 | 14 | 0.49% |
| don't know | -1 | 48 | 1.69% |
| 101cm or less | 1 | 76 | 2.67% |
| More than 101cm, but no more than 106cm | 2 | 552 | 19.39% |
| More than 106cm, but no more than 111cm | 3 | 116 | 4.07% |
| More than 111cm | 4 | 52 | 1.83% |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.18 | 2051 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.69 | 796 |



