Description
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"This survey focuses on the state of the world's environment. It probes the concerns of people living in different parts of the world about their own environment and perceived inter-dependent problems on a more global basis. Supported by financial aid from several governments and organizations, the UNEP ask Harris and Associates to conduct surveys across 4 continents and within 16 countries. In each country (except the US), there were two distinct samples; a leader sample and a general public sample -- for a total of 31 files. In the US there was only the public sample. As more funds are made available, other countries will be included. To date, the survey covers the following countries: Africa - (Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Zimbabwe); Asia and the Pacific - (China, India, Japan, Saudi Arabia); Latin America and the Caribbean - (Argentina, Brazil, Jamaica, Mexico); Eastern Europe - (Hungary); Western Europe and North America - (Norway, West Germany, and the United States). Among the items measured are awareness and perceptions of environmental issues, levels of concern about environmental issues, perceptions of causes of pollution and environmental degradation, attitudes to global and regional interdependence, and attitudes toward possible policies."
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Notes
| Subject: Study Level Error Note, Notes: There are currently 31 separate surveys in 16 countries. In each country, surveys were conducted with a cross-section of between 300 and 1,250 people aged 16 and above, and a separate sample of 50 leaders. The same questionnaire, translated in to local languages, was used for each country and for both the public and leader samples. Sampling methodology varied from country to country and is described in greater detail in the accompanying report entitled: Public and Leadership Attitudes to the Environment in Four Continents. In most developed countries, the public sample was designed to be representative of all persons aged 16 and over. In most developing countries, the sample was limited to major metropolitan areas and urban centers, because of the impracticality of surveying rural populations. In some countries, the sample was drawn from electoral registers; in others, area probability samples were used. Other countries used ""random walk"" techniques or quota samples. The method employed was generally the one most widely used for surveys of public opinion in that country. In Saudi Arabia, the sample was limited to men. The leadership samples were drawn from a designated list of elected and appointed officials, civil servants, news media, business, religious, trade union, and medical leaders. The number of interviews obtained within each category depended upon the relative importance of each group in the particular country.;Type: ODUM:ACCESS.CATEGORY Notes: I;Type: ODUM:CODEBOOK.NUMBER Notes: H-884002; |