Environmental and Social Issues Questionnaire

Listed below are some environmental and social concerns. Please mark the circle that
most closely corresponds to the way you feel about these issues. For example: if you
believe that business and government should place priority on an issue, place a mark in
the “Absolutely Critical” box. If you are not familiar with this issue, then mark the “Not
familiar” box.

Environmental & Social Not at all Slightly Moderatel Very Absolutel Not
Concerns Important Important y Important y Critical Familiar
Important with this
y Issue
1. Asbestos in buildings ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
2. Nuclear waste ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
3. Abortion ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
4. Outdoor air pollution ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
5. Burning waste ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
(incineration) 1 2 3 4 5 0
6. Nuclear power reactors ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
7. Cloning ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
8. Alcoholism ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
9. Chemical pollution in ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
the environment 1 2 3 4 5 0
10. Road Rage ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
11 Crime and violence ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
12. Ozone depletion ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
13. Drug addiction ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
14. Indoor air pollution ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
15. Pesticides in food ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
16. Dioxins ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
17. Tap water pollution ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
18. Food additives ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
Environmental & Social Not at all Slightly Moderatel Very Absolutel Not
Concerns Important Important y Important y Critical Familiar
Important with this
y Issue
19. Traffic congestion ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
20. Cancer ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
21. Medical X-rays ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
22. Tobacco use ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
23. Loss of rainforests ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
24. Lead in paint or water ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
pipes 1 2 3 4 5 0
25. Food irradiation ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
26. Motor vehicle ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
accidents 1 2 3 4 5 0
27. Radon in homes ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
28. Chemical pollutants in ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
the atmosphere 1 2 3 4 5 0
29. Burning fossil fuels ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
30. AIDS ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
31. Street gangs ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
32. High-voltage power ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
lines 1 2 3 4 5 0
33. Bacteria in food ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
34. Climate change ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
Genetic engineering of ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
bacteria 1 2 3 4 5 0
36. Drug-resistant ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
venereal disease 1 2 3 4 5 0
37. Ebola and other rare ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
diseases 1 2 3 4 5 0

38. Loss of species ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

1 2 3 4 5 0
39. Solid waste build-up ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
40. Loss of wetlands ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
41. Depletion of fish ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
stocks 1 2 3 4 5 0
42. Populaiton increase ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
43. Toxic waste spills ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
44. Acid rain ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
1 2 3 4 5 0
45. Tainted (transfusion) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
blood supply 1 2 3 4 5 0

Section B

This next section contains statements about dealing with some of the environmental and social
issues. Please indicate how you agree or disagree with each statement.

Environmental Statement Strongly Agree Neither Disagree Strongly Not

Agree Agree Disagre Familiar
nor e with this
Disagre Issue
e
1. Most manufacturing companies ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
have programs to eliminate toxic 1 2 3 4 5 0
wastes.
2. To cut down on air pollution, it ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
should be more expensive to own 1 2 3 4 5 0
and drive a private automobile.
3. The Commission of the ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
European Community is doing a 1 2 3 4 5 0
good job with its environmental
protection efforts.
4. The government of the United ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
States is doing a good job with its 1 2 3 4 5 0
environmental protection efforts.
5. No country or society should be ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
allowed to kill whales or dolphins. 1 2 3 4 5 0
6. Fish-farming is eliminating ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
over-fishing in the world’s oceans. 1 2 3 4 5 0
7. No country should be able to ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
tell another than they should stop 1 2 3 4 5 0
cutting down their trees.
8. The United Nations is effective ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
in stopping air and water pollution. 1 2 3 4 5 0
9. Corporations have a stronger ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
responsibility to make a profit than 1 2 3 4 5 0
they do to adopt environmental
ethics program.
10. No person has the right to ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
force other people to not smoke. 1 2 3 4 5 0
11. Poor people in developing ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
countries have a right to burn their 1 2 3 4 5 0
forests in order to grow food.
 12. Business corporations are ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
guilty of negligence on 1 2 3 4 5 0
environmental matters.
13. Ethics should not be an issue ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
in genetic engineering. 1 2 3 4 5 0
14. Local government is doing a ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
good job cutting down pollution. 1 2 3 4 5 0
15. Water pollution here is no ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
longer the big problem it used to be. 1 2 3 4 5 0
16. Everyone should be able to ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
have as many children as they want 1 2 3 4 5 0
to.
17. AIDS is not the problem here ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
that it is in Africa and Asia. 1 2 3 4 5 0
18. Nuclear power generation is ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
the best way to stop polluting the air 1 2 3 4 5 0
by burning coal or oil to generate
electricity.
19. I would be willing to pay more ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
for food and housing if I knew it 1 2 3 4 5 0
would improve the environment.
20. Global warming is not the ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
problem politicians are making it out 1 2 3 4 5 0
to be.

Classification Items

1. Your age? ________ 2. Years of schooling completed: _______

3. Gender □ Female □ Male 4. Current Major

__________________

5. Country you call home? 6. If, American, what state do you call
_______________________ home?_________________________

7. Are you currently employed? 8. If yes, are you work:

□ YES □ No □ Full-time □ Part-time

9. How many years have you worked full-time? _______________

Thank you very much for taking time to fill out this questionnaire.

© David McNabb & Sharon Galbraith, 1998.