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| ID #: | 39271461 | |||||||||||||||
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% of Canadians claim to limit their use of electricity, % recycle, % are willing to pay extra for products that are more environmentally friendly [green consumers] % of Canadians are tired of being lectured to by environmentalists (2010 vs. 2011), % say that eco-friendly statements like "ecological footprint" and "sustainable development" are important when they select a product. % of Canadians do not have any reusable bags, % have so many that they have stopped counting them, % are greatly or somewhat influenced by the environmental steps taken by a manufacturer or merchant in their decision to buy or not to buy a product. % believe that putting recyclable or compostable materials in the selective recycling bin is the gesture that has the greatest positive impact on the environment, % believe it is limiting the use of fertilizers and pesticides % are tired of over-packaged products, |
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| Publication Date: | 4/18/2011 | |||||||||||||||
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| Geography: | Canada | |||||||||||||||
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| Posted/Updated: | 4/18/2011 | |||||||||||||||
| ID #: | 39264734 | |||||||||||||||
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Survey on Canadian household environmental activities. Includes: % of households now use compact fluorescent bulbs, [CFL bulbs], programmable thermostat [energy conservation], % of households that used chemical fertilizers or pesticides on their lawn or garden [pesticide use], % of households with a lawn or garden % of households drink bottled water predominantly, % drink tap water, % of those treat the tap water in some way (filtered water), Reasons why households with a municipal water supply treated their tap water before drinking it, % of households with a non-municipal water supply had their water tested by a laboratory, % of Canadian households have a water-saving showerhead, water-saving toilet [water quality] % of households have leftover paint to dispose of, % of these households report that they took it to a depot or returned it to the supplier, % still have it in their possession, and did not know what to do with it [hazardous waste] % of households have unwanted or expired medications to dispose of, % of these disposed of them in their regular garbage, flushed them down the toilet or put them down the drain, % said they returned the products to suppliers. % of households with old computers or other electronics disposed of them at special waste depots or returned them to the supplier, % put them in the garbage, % did not know what to do with them. % of households have a cistern, lawn, garden, % watered lawn, garden, % used timer on lawn/garden sprinkler % use a private septic system, communal septic system % have had an energy audit Rating of indoor air quality, Methods of improving indoor air quality, Use of furnace fans and heat recovery ventilators (HRVs), Household awareness of radon % of households purchased a major appliance within the last five years, Most important factors that influenced purchase (Energy or water consumption [green consumers], Reliability, Price, Features) 2007 edition includes: % purchase organic foods, used a recycled or reusable shopping bag 2006 edition includes: % of households with access to at least one recycling program, % of households that had access to, and used, recycling programs, by material (glass, paper, plastics, metal cans), % of households composted kitchen or yard waste in 2006 [composting], % of households that composted by metropolitan area % of households own a gas-powered snowblower, lawnmower, leafblower, motorized watercraft, snowmobile % of Canadian households had at least one motor vehicle, % have three or more, % travelled 20,000 kilometres or less in their motor vehicles in an average year, % more than 40,000 km, One-way distance travelled between home and work, by selected census metropolitan area, % of all people who worked outside of the home usually travelled to work alone in a motor vehicle (warmer months vs. colder months), Length of time to travel between home and work, by usual mode of transportation (public transit, motor vehicle) [commuting, carpooling] . |
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| Publication Date: | 3/9/2011 | |||||||||||||||
| Frequency: | Biennial | |||||||||||||||
| Location Type: | Online | |||||||||||||||
| Geography: | Canada, provinces, some metropolitan area detail | |||||||||||||||
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| Posted/Updated: | 3/9/2011 | |||||||||||||||
| ID #: | 39269888 | |||||||||||||||
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Benchmark survey to measure the evolution of Canadian’s "green" habits. Includes: % put their recyclable/compostable materials in the proper recycling bin [recycling], % of Canadians claimed to have changed their consumption habits to reduce the environmental impact of their purchases [green consumers], % of Canadians are bringing reusable shopping bags with them to the grocery store. % consider recycled paper products (bathroom tissue and paper towels) to be of equal quality as other products, % feel that they are contributing to paper recuperation efforts by buying product made of recycled fibers, % have quarrelled with someone who threw a recyclable product in the trash % are now washing our clothes in cold water, % are limiting their use of electricity [energy conservation], % turned down their thermostats in the winter % claim that the environment is the new religion, % are tired of being lectured by environmentalists. |
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| Publication Date: | 4/7/2010 | |||||||||||||||
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| Geography: | Canada | |||||||||||||||
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| Posted/Updated: | 5/3/2010 | |||||||||||||||
| ID #: | 39269286 | |||||||||||||||
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| Description: | % of Canadians say that they plan to carry out environmentally-friendly activities this holiday season, % use reusable bags for their holiday shopping, % reuse bows and gift bags, % use energy-saving LED lights for holiday decorating, % adding locally grown foods to holiday feasts [green consumers] | |||||||||||||||
| Publication Date: | 12/14/2009 | |||||||||||||||
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| Geography: | Canada | |||||||||||||||
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| Posted/Updated: | 12/15/2009 | |||||||||||||||
| ID #: | 39268325 | |||||||||||||||
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Survey of B.C. residents on shopping bags. % prefer: bio-degradable plastic bags, no bags altogether, reusable bags (e.g., cloth bags) for a small fee, charging customers a small fee for each plastic bag that is donated to an eco-friendly organization. % support a ban on plastic bags altogether (2009 vs. 2008) [green consumers] |
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| Publication Date: | 5/6/2009 | |||||||||||||||
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| Geography: | B.C. | |||||||||||||||
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| Posted/Updated: | 5/7/2009 | |||||||||||||||