Questionnaire Module Main Survey
environmentalbehaviour_w1
Environmental Behaviour module
Questions 18
environmentalbehaviour_w1.environ
Time at start of environmental behaviour module
Type: time
- a_environ_tm (a_indresp) start time for environ module (seconds)
environmentalbehaviour_w1.envhabit1
Environmental habits: TV
Type: choice
Source: DEFRA adapted
Text: Now a few questions about the environment. Please look at this card and tell me how often you personally do each of the following things.
Leave your TV on standby for the night
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Always |
| 2 | Very often |
| 3 | Quite often |
| 4 | Not very often |
| 5 | Never |
| 6 | N/A, can't do this |
- a_envhabit1 (a_indresp) environmental habits: tv
environmentalbehaviour_w1.envhabit2
Environmental habits: lights
Type: choice
Source: DEFRA adapted
Text: Switch off lights in rooms that aren't being used
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Always |
| 2 | Very often |
| 3 | Quite often |
| 4 | Not very often |
| 5 | Never |
| 6 | N/A, can't do this |
- a_envhabit2 (a_indresp) environmental habits: lights
environmentalbehaviour_w1.envhabit3
Environmental habits: water
Type: choice
Source: DEFRA adapted
Text: Keep the tap running while you brush your teeth
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Always |
| 2 | Very often |
| 3 | Quite often |
| 4 | Not very often |
| 5 | Never |
| 6 | N/A, can't do this |
- a_envhabit3 (a_indresp) environmental habits: water
environmentalbehaviour_w1.envhabit4
Environmental habits: heating
Type: choice
Source: DEFRA adapted
Text: Put more clothes on when you feel cold rather than putting the heating on or turning it up
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Always |
| 2 | Very often |
| 3 | Quite often |
| 4 | Not very often |
| 5 | Never |
| 6 | N/A, can't do this |
- a_envhabit4 (a_indresp) environmental habits: heating
environmentalbehaviour_w1.envhabit5
Environmental habits: packaging
Type: choice
Source: DEFRA adapted
Text: Decide not to buy something because you feel it has too much packaging
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Always |
| 2 | Very often |
| 3 | Quite often |
| 4 | Not very often |
| 5 | Never |
| 6 | N/A, can't do this |
- a_envhabit5 (a_indresp) environmental habits: packaging
environmentalbehaviour_w1.envhabit6
Environmental habits: recycled paper
Type: choice
Source: DEFRA adapted
Text: Buy recycled paper products such as toilet paper or tissues
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Always |
| 2 | Very often |
| 3 | Quite often |
| 4 | Not very often |
| 5 | Never |
| 6 | N/A, can't do this |
- a_envhabit6 (a_indresp) environmental habits: recycled paper
environmentalbehaviour_w1.envhabit7
Environmental habits: shopping bags
Type: choice
Source: DEFRA adapted
Text: Take your own shopping bag when shopping
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Always |
| 2 | Very often |
| 3 | Quite often |
| 4 | Not very often |
| 5 | Never |
| 6 | N/A, can't do this |
- a_envhabit7 (a_indresp) environmental habits: shopping bags
environmentalbehaviour_w1.envhabit8
Environmental habit: public transport
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS
Text: Use public transport (e.g. bus, train) rather than travel by car
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Always |
| 2 | Very often |
| 3 | Quite often |
| 4 | Not very often |
| 5 | Never |
| 6 | N/A, can't do this |
- a_envhabit8 (a_indresp) environmental habit: public transport
environmentalbehaviour_w1.envhabit9
Environmental habit: short journeys
Type: choice
Source: DEFRA adapted
Text: Walk or cycle for short journeys less than 2 or 3 miles
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Always |
| 2 | Very often |
| 3 | Quite often |
| 4 | Not very often |
| 5 | Never |
| 6 | N/A, can't do this |
- a_envhabit9 (a_indresp) environmental habit: short journeys
environmentalbehaviour_w1.envhabit10
Environmental habit: car share
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS
Text: Car share with others who need to make a similar journey
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Always |
| 2 | Very often |
| 3 | Quite often |
| 4 | Not very often |
| 5 | Never |
| 6 | N/A, can't do this |
- a_envhabit10 (a_indresp) environmental habit: car share
environmentalbehaviour_w1.envhabit11
Environmental habit: fewer flights
Type: choice
Source: DEFRA adapted
Text: Take fewer flights when possible
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Always |
| 2 | Very often |
| 3 | Quite often |
| 4 | Not very often |
| 5 | Never |
| 6 | N/A, can't do this |
- a_envhabit11 (a_indresp) environmental habit: fewer flights
environmentalbehaviour_w1.drive
Respondent has driving license
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS
Text: Do you have a full UK driving license?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yes |
| 2 | No |
- a_drive (a_indresp) Respondent has driving licence
environmentalbehaviour_w1.carmiles
Miles driven last 12 months
Type: number
Source: UKHLS
Interviewer Instruction: IF DON'T KNOW/CAN'T REMEMBER PROBE FOR ESTIMATE
Text: About how many miles would you say you personally have driven in the last twelve months? If you drive more than one car owned by or available to your household please give the milage for the car you drive most often.
Universe:
if DRIVE=1 (Has a full UK driving licence)
- a_carmiles (a_indresp) miles driven last 12 months
environmentalbehaviour_w1.mobuse
Has mobile phone
Type: choice
Source: BHPS
Text: Do you personally have a mobile phone?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yes |
| 2 | No |
- a_mobuse (a_indresp) Has mobile phone
environmentalbehaviour_w1.netuse
Frequency of using the internet
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS
Text: How often do you use the internet for your personal use?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | No access at home, at work or elsewhere |
| 2 | Never use |
| 3 | Less than once a month |
| 4 | Once a month |
| 5 | Several times a month |
| 6 | Several times a week |
| 7 | Every day |
- a_netuse (a_indresp) frequency of using the internet
environmentalbehaviour_w1.howlng
Hours spent on housework per week
Type: number
Source: BHPS
Interviewer Instruction: ENTER NUMBER OF HOURS
Text: About how many hours do you spend on housework in an average week, such as time spent cooking, cleaning and doing the laundry?
Universe:
if month = 1,2,3,4,5,6 (Sample month is January 2009 to June 2009)
- a_howlng (a_indresp) hours spent on housework per week
environmentalbehaviour_w1.impevents
Final verbatim
Type: text
Source: BHPS
Interviewer Instruction: PROBE: THIS MIGHT BE THINGS YOU'VE DONE, OR THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN OF INTEREST OR CONCERN, JUST WHATEVER COMES TO MIND AS IMPORTANT TO YOU
Text: We've asked you a lot of questions but we also want to know what has happened in your own life that has been especially important to you. Can you please tell me anything that has happened to you, or your family, over the past year that has stood out as important?
Universe:
if month = 1,2,3,4,5,6 (Sample month is January 2009 to June 2009)
- a_impevent1 (a_indresp) 1st mentioned important event of year
- a_impevent1s (a_indresp) subject of 1st mentioned event of year
- a_impevent2 (a_indresp) 2nd mentioned important event of year
- a_impevent2s (a_indresp) subject of 2nd mentioned event of year
- a_impevent3 (a_indresp) 3rd mentioned important event of year
- a_impevent3s (a_indresp) subject of 3rd mentioned event of year
- a_impevent4 (a_indresp) 4th mentioned important event of year
- a_impevent4s (a_indresp) subject of 4th mentioned event of year
