Questionnaire Module Main Survey
environmentalbehaviour_w10
Environmental Behaviour module
Questions 16
environmentalbehaviour_w10.envhabit1
Environmental habits: TV
Type: choice
Source: DEFRA adapted
Text: Now a few questions about the environment. Could you 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 |
- j_envhabit1 (j_indresp) Environmental habits: TV
environmentalbehaviour_w10.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 |
- j_envhabit2 (j_indresp) Environmental habits: lights
environmentalbehaviour_w10.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 |
- j_envhabit3 (j_indresp) Environmental habits: water
environmentalbehaviour_w10.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 |
- j_envhabit4 (j_indresp) Environmental habits: heating
environmentalbehaviour_w10.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 |
- j_envhabit5 (j_indresp) Environmental habits: packaging
environmentalbehaviour_w10.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 |
- j_envhabit6 (j_indresp) Environmental habits: recycled paper
environmentalbehaviour_w10.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 |
- j_envhabit7 (j_indresp) Environmental habits: shopping bags
environmentalbehaviour_w10.envhabit8
Environmental habit: public transport
Type: choice
Source: DEFRA adapted
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 |
- j_envhabit8 (j_indresp) Environmental habit: public transport
environmentalbehaviour_w10.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 |
- j_envhabit9 (j_indresp) Environmental habit: short journeys
environmentalbehaviour_w10.envhabit10
Environmental habit: car share
Type: choice
Source: DEFRA adapted
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 |
- j_envhabit10 (j_indresp) Environmental habit: car share
environmentalbehaviour_w10.envhabit11
Environmental habit: fewer flights
Type: choice
Source: DEFRA adapted
Interviewer Instruction: THE LAST STATEMENT REFERS TO OCCASIONS WHERE THE RESPONDENT WOULD HAVE TRAVELLED BY AIR BUT DECIDED NOT TO BECAUSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
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 |
- j_envhabit11 (j_indresp) Environmental habit: fewer flights
environmentalbehaviour_w10.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 mileage for the car you drive most often.
Universe:
if DEMOGRAPHICS.DRIVE = 1 | ff_drive = 1 (Has a full UK driving licence)
- j_carmiles (j_indresp) Miles driven last 12 months
environmentalbehaviour_w10.flyes
Flights in last 12 months
Type: multichoice
Source: BHPS
Interviewer Instruction: PROBE IF NECESSARY
Text: Did you take any flights within the UK, to other European countries or to countries outside Europe in the last twelve months for leisure, holidays or visiting friends or family? Please do not include air travel for work or business purposes.
| Option | Label | Associated variables |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes, within UK | j_flyes1 (j_indresp) Yes, within UK |
| 2 | Yes, other European countries | j_flyes2 (j_indresp) Yes, other European countries |
| 3 | Yes, countries outside Europe | j_flyes3 (j_indresp) Yes, countries outside Europe |
| 4 | No flights taken | j_flyes4 (j_indresp) No flights taken |
environmentalbehaviour_w10.nflyin
No. of flights in UK last 12 months
Type: number
Source: BHPS
Interviewer Instruction: COUNT THE OUTWARD AND RETURN FLIGHT AND ANY TRANSFERS AS ONE FLIGHT.
Text: How many flights within the UK did you take in the last twelve months?
Universe:
if FLYES1 = 1 (Has taken flights within the UK in last 12 months)
- j_nflyin (j_indresp) No. of flights in UK last 12 months
environmentalbehaviour_w10.nflyeu
No. of flights in Europe last 12 months
Type: number
Source: BHPS
Interviewer Instruction: COUNT THE OUTWARD AND RETURN FLIGHT AND ANY TRANSFERS AS ONE FLIGHT.
Text: How many flights to other European countries did you take in the last twelve months?
Universe:
if FLYES2 = 1 (Has taken flights to other European countries in last 12 months)
- j_nflyeu (j_indresp) No. of flights in Europe last 12 months
environmentalbehaviour_w10.nflyos
No. of flights out of Europe last 12 months
Type: number
Source: BHPS
Interviewer Instruction: COUNT THE OUTWARD AND RETURN FLIGHT AND ANY TRANSFERS AS ONE FLIGHT.
Text: How many flights to countries outside Europe did you take in the last twelve months?
Universe:
if FLYES3 = 1 (Has taken flights to countries outside Europe in last 12 months)
- j_nflyos (j_indresp) No. of flights out of Europe last 12 months
