% of households had dead or unwanted compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) to dispose of, % took or sent them to a depot or drop-off centre, % put them in garbage

Issues of the greatest importance (e.g. Health care system, gasoline prices, Adequate pensions, State of economy, Unemployment, ethics of gov., The environment, Canadian dollar) 2008 vs.2011

Concern about the environment? Importance of specific environmental issues (Keeping our fresh water clean [Water Quality], Conserving the supply of freshwater, Ensuring the cost of food staples stay low, Reducing excess waste and garbage, Reducing smog or air pollution [Air Quality], Protecting wilderness areas, Preserving wildlife and endangered species, Promoting locally grown food, Combating climate change, Stopping genetically modified food)

How strongly motivated are you to make personal changes that would benefit the environment? When you are making purchases do you think about the environmental impact?

Types of environmental consumers (Strong environmental buyers, Moderates, Unconvinced)

Environmental behaviors (Recycled all paper/cans/plastic products, Used fewer plastic shopping bags, Bought energy efficient appliances, Turned down the heat/a.c. in your house, Set appliances to energy saving, Stopped using pesticides, Drove your car/vehicle less, Stop or reduce drinking bottled water, Changed household cleaning products, Bought locally grown food, Switched to a more fuel efficient car, Used public transit more often, Used Compact Florescent Light bulbs, Installed a solar powered water heater, Bought organic food, Put investments in ethical funds)

Protected areas, Natural resources (e.g. Energy consumed in thermal-electric power stations by fuel type, Efficiency of thermal-electric power stations by fuel type (electricity), Gross domestic product of mining and oil and gas extraction industries)

Population (e.g. Population by ecozone), Households and the environment ( Section 8Economy Use of energy-saving lights (compact florescent light bulbs), Thermostat use by households during the winter, Treatment of drinking water, Primary type of drinking water consumed (bottled water)

Transportation (e.g. Usual mode of transportation for travel to work (commuting), Fuel consumption and number of vehicles by passenger bus and urban transit industries)

Environmental protection expenditures (Capital expenditures on environmental protection by type of activity and industry, Distribution of capital expenditures on pollution prevention by medium and industry)

% 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