Environmental Consciousness Survey

I conducted a survey (on 5th June 2011). Here's a copy of the questionnaire I distributed to students in my school:

Energy

1.     How often does your class leave lights and fans switched on while you leave the classroom?

a)    Everyday

b)   Thrice a week or more

c)    Twice a week or less

d)   Never

2.     Do you switch off the plasma screen in your class when not in use?

Yes/No

Paper

3.     How regularly do you reuse unused pages in old school notebooks?

a)    Every year

b)   Rarely

c)    Never

d)   Whenever I feel like!

4.     What do you do with circulars you receive from school?

a)    Leave them in class

b)   Throw them away at home

c)    Use the blank side

Travel

5.     How do you commute to and from school?

a)    Car

b)   Motorcycle/Scooter

c)    Auto

d)   Bus

e)    Walk/Cycle

6.     Are you part of a carpool system? Yes/No

Food and drink

7.     How often do you finish your lunch completely?

a)    Everyday

b)   Sometimes

c)    Never

d)   It depends on what my lunch is!

8.     How often do you eat organically grown foods?

a)    Everyday

b)   Sometimes

c)    Never

d)   I don’t know if my food is organically grown

9.     What do you do with the unfinished water in your waterbottle after school?

a)    Drink it at home

b)   Throw it away

c)    Use it for other purposes (watering plants etc.)

d)   Don’t know

Water

10. Are you aware of taps/flushes leaking in the school bathroom?

11. What would you do if you saw a leaking tap/flush?

a)    Inform the attendant/ayah

b)   Let it leak

Plastic

12. How many plastic items do you carry to school? (includes items like  pencil boxes, polythene bags, snack boxes etc.)

a)    None

b)   1-2

c)    3-4

d)   5 or more

13. Do you know about the existence of eco-friendly substitutes for these materials in the market? (eg. jute bags, cloth pouches and so on)

Yes/No

 Waste management

14. Do you follow the colour coding of the bins placed outside the canteen and throw the trash accordingly? Yes/No

15. If there is no dustbin within sight, what do you do with your trash?

a)    Pocket it and throw it into a bin later

b)   Throw it on the floor

c)    Search for a bin and throw it

16. Does your class have a student monitor to check class cleanliness? Yes/No

Volunteering and projects

17. Have you ever been involved (through school) in a project about saving the environment? Yes/No

18. Would you be interested in participating in or volunteering for such an initiative? Yes/No

Voice your views

19. Do you believe you can make a difference towards curtailing climate change and global warming as an individual? Yes/No

20. Do you feel students of your school can be more eco-friendly than they already are? Yes/No