This document contains the results of a questionnaire given to 30 students in Portugal about their daily habits and behaviors related to environmental sustainability. Some key findings include:
- 70% of students reported taking quick showers rather than baths.
- Half of students get to school by car, and half walk.
- Over 86% of students write on both sides of paper at school rather than asking for new sheets.
- 90% of students eat snacks rather than candies/chips for tea time.
- The majority (70%) of students correctly recycle their garbage.
2. It's time to get up
Do you have… Nº %
a bath 6 20%
a shower 3 10%
a quick wash 21 70%
Total 30 100,00%
Portugal 2013-2014
20%
10%
70%
a bath
a shower
a quick wash
3. You are ready to school.
You go… Nº %
by car 15 50%
by bike 0 0%
by bus 0 0%
on foot 15 50%
Total 30 100,00%
Portugal 2013 - 2014
50,00% by car
50,00%
0.00%
by bike
by bus
on foot
4. At school…
You teacher gives you a sheet of paper to do some work.
What do you do? Nº %
You write on both sides 26 86,67%
You make an aeroplane 0 0%
You write on one side and ask for another 4 13,33%
Total 30 100,00%
You write on one side and ask for
Portugal 2013 - 2014
86.67
0
13.33
another
You make an aeroplane
You write on both sides
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5. Tea time
You eat…. Nº %
candies or chips
0 0%
snacks
27 90%
fresh fruit
3 10%
Total 30 100,00%
candies or chips snacks fresh fruit
0%
90%
10%
Portugal 2013 - 2014
6. What do you do with your garbage Nº %
Throw it to the ground 0 0%
Throw it to the nearest garbage can 9 30%
Recycle it correctly 21 70%
Total 30 100%
Portugal 2013-2014
0
30
70
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Throw it to the
ground
Throw it to the
nearest garbage
can
Recycle it
correctly
7. At home… Nº Abs %
Do you have just one garbage can for everything? 20 66,67%
Do you have a garbage can and several recycling bins? 8 26,66%
Do you do composting? 2 6,67%
Total 30 100,00%
Portugal 2013 - 2014
Do you have a
garbage can and
several Recycling
bins?
26,66%
Do you have just
one garbage can
for everything?
66,67%
Do you do
composting?
6,67%
8. What do you do? Nº %
You call friends 1 3%
You play or practise sports with your
friends
6 20%
You play computer or surf the net 14 47%
You play videogames or watch TV? 9 30%
Total 30 100%
Free time
Portugal 2013 - 2014
3%
20%
47%
30%
You call friends?
You play or practise sports
with friends?
You play computer or surf the
net?
You play videogames or watch
TV?
9. How many electrical devices do you switch on?
Lights, computer, TV, air conditioning, CD or
DVD player
Nº %
1 to 2 8 27%
3 to 4 22 73%
5 or more 0 0%
Total 30 100%
Portugal 2013-2014
1 a 2/ 1 to 2 3 a 4/ 3 to 4 5 ou mais / 5 or more
27%
73%
0%
10. Do you eat…? Nº %
Organic meat or vegetables? 7 23,33%
What's in the plate? 23 76,67%
Fast Food 0 0,00%
Total 30 100,00%
It's dinner time
80.00
70.00
60.00
50.00
40.00
30.00
20.00
10.00
0.00
Portugal 2013-2014
Organic meat or
vegetables? What's in the plate?
Fast Food
23.33
76.67
0
11. Do you switch the lights off when you get out
of a room
Nº %
Yes 20 66,67%
No 0 0,00%
Sometimes 10 33,33%
Total 30 100,00%
Portugal 2013 - 2014
Yes No Sometimes
67%
0%
33%
12. What do you do with your old batteries? Nº %
Throw them to the garbage can 3 10%
Buy rechargeable batteries 0 0%
Put them into the correct recycle bin. 27 90%
Total 30 100%
Portugal 2013 - 2014
10%
0%
90%
Throw them to the garbage
can?
Buy rechargeable
batteries?
Put them into the correct
recycle bin?
13. When you go shopping, do you… Nº %
bring new bags from every shop 10 33%
take canvas or reusable bags 16 54%
put in a plastic bag the maximum possible
items
4 13%
Total 30 100%
Portugal 2013-2014
33%
13%
54%
Bring new bags from
every shop?
Take canvas or reusable
bags?
Put in a plastic bag the
maximum possible
items?
14. Do you switch off the TV, computer or
other devices when not in use?
Nº %
Yes 27 90%
No 0 0%
Sometimes 3 10%
Total 30 100%
Portugal 2013-2014
90%
0%
10%
Yes No Sometimes
15. What do you do Nº %
Do you forget to brush your teeth ? 4 14%
Do you leave the tap running while brushing your teeth? 1 3%
Do you close the tap while brushing your teeth? 25 83%
Total 30 100%
Time to go to bed
Portugal 2013-2014
14%
3%
83%
Do tou forget to brush your
teeth?
Do you leave the tap
running while brushing
your teeth?
Do you close the tap while
brushing your teeth?
16. What do you do with your old books and clothes? Nº %
Put them in the garbage ? 2 6,67%
Give them to relatives or friends? 26 86,66%
Give them to a charity shop? 2 6,67%
Total 38 100,00%
Portugal 2013-2014
Put them in the
garbage?
6,67%
Give them to
relatives or friends?
86,66%
Give them to charity
shop?
6,67%
17. Do you try to reuse some products instead of
throwing them away?
Nº %
Yes 15 50%
No 3 10%
Sometimes 12 40%
Total 30 100%
Portugal 2013-2014
50
10
40
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Sometimes
No
Yes