Research Methodology

Data collection and entry in SPSS

Assignment 03
Q. Collect the data from at least 15 students according to the following questionnaire and enter
the collected data in SPSS.
Questionnaire

Evaluation of environmental awareness, level of concern and attitude of

university students: A comparison across disciplines
This questionnaire is designed to get a deep understanding about the environmental awareness
among the university students; what kinds of environmental issues exist at global level; and what
kinds of behaviors regarding environmental issues do the university students have? This
information will exclusively be used for research purpose and in no case will be disclosed to
anybody. Results will be reported in an aggregate form without any individual’s identification.
Demographic information:
The following demographic information will be used to classify the survey data. Please indicate
an appropriate response in each category.
University Name:
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University Type: 1. Private 2. Public Name of your department:
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Locality: 1. Village 2. City Gender: 1. Male 2. Female City of Origin:
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Semester: ------------------------, Education Level: 1. BS, 2. MS/M.Phil, 3.
Ph.D.
Current CGPA: ------------------ or Marks (%) --------------- Age (in years):
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Academic Discipline: Please tick any one. If your discipline is missing, please mention in the
given space.
1. Arts & Humanities:
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2. Social Sciences (Management Sciences, Economics,
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3. Physical Sciences (Math, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering
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4. Biological Sciences (Zoology, Botany, Bio-Informatics
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5. Environmental Sciences:
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6. Any other
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Part 1: Environmental Awareness
Please look at the following list of environmental issues, and rank your awareness about these
issues. Please circle only one number that best presents your opinion.
5 4 3 2 1
Complete Sufficient Medium level Little No information
information information information information
I have the information about following environmental
issues as:
1. Climate Change 5 4 3 2 1
2. Depletion of ozone layer 5 4 3 2 1
3. Air pollution 5 4 3 2 1
4. Quality of drinking water 5 4 3 2 1
5. Global Warming 5 4 3 2 1
6. Polar Melt 5 4 3 2 1
7. Motor vehicle pollution 5 4 3 2 1
8. Industrial pollution 5 4 3 2 1
9. Food contamination by Pesticides 5 4 3 2 1
10. Food contamination by growth hormones and antibiotics 5 4 3 2 1
11. Bio-Engineered food supply 5 4 3 2 1
12. Electromagnetics (power lines, cell phones, etc.) 5 4 3 2 1
13. Pollution of rivers and oceans 5 4 3 2 1
14. Flooding 5 4 3 2 1
15. Littering 5 4 3 2 1
16. Poor waste management (e.g. overuse of landfills) 5 4 3 2 1
17. Using up the earth's resources 5 4 3 2 1
18. Extinction of species 5 4 3 2 1
19. Radioactive waste 5 4 3 2 1
20. Overpopulation (of the earth by humans) 5 4 3 2 1
Part 2: Environmental Behavior
The following questions are about how often you did certain things last year. Please circle
only one number that presents your opinion. "
5 4 3 2 1
Always Usually Sometimes Hardly Ever Never

1. How often did you avoid to use more tap water than was
strictly necessary? (e.g. not to take a long shower or not to 5 4 3 2 1
keep water running when brushing your teeth)
2. How often did you use both sides of paper when drawing or
5 4 3 2 1
writing?
3. How often did you turn off the lights and fans when you left
5 4 3 2 1
a room?
4. How often did you keep clean the classroom or laboratory? 5 4 3 2 1
5. How often did you recycle trash? 5 4 3 2 1
6. How often did you collect reusable products (cups,
5 4 3 2 1
containers or bags)?
7. How often did you prepare your own drinking water instead
5 4 3 2 1
of buying bottled water?
8. How often did you advise your family members or friends
not to harm the environment? (e.g. remind them to recycle
5 4 3 2 1
trash, not to throw trash wantonly or to reuse bags, not to do
littering etc.)
9. How often did you buy environment friendly products and
5 4 3 2 1
also suggest your family?
10. How often did you ask your friends/ family to give up
5 4 3 2 1
smoking
11. How often did you advise your neighbors/ friends not to
5 4 3 2 1
throw trash in canals
12. How often did you try to minimize motor vehicle pollution 5 4 3 2 1

Part 3: Environmental Attitude

Please circle only one number that most accurately describes your opinion.
5 4 3 2 1
Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly
Strongly Agree Disagree

1. Humans are not more important than other animals. 5 4 3 2 1

2. It is necessary to worry too much about whether our
5 4 3 2 1
activities will disturb animals' homes.
3. People should build more landfills (solid waste dump) to
5 4 3 2 1
hold garbage.
4. People have no right to modify the natural environment to
5 4 3 2 1
suit their needs.
5. I save energy or recycle garbage without any demand
5 4 3 2 1
from other people.
6. My efforts to improve our environment are useful. 5 4 3 2 1
7. It is hopeful to repair the damaged environment no matter
how small I try. 5 4 3 2 1
8. We should not rely on other people or the government to
protect our environment. 5 4 3 2 1
Part 4: Environmental concern

The following questions are about your environmental concern. Please circle only
one number that appropriately presents your concern.

5 4 3 2 1
Worried Neutral Not very Not worried at
Very worried worried all
I am worried about the following environmental
         
issues:
1.      Climate Change 5 4 3 2 1
2.      Depletion of ozone layer 5 4 3 2 1
3.      Air pollution 5 4 3 2 1
4.      Quality of drinking water 5 4 3 2 1
5.      Global Warming 5 4 3 2 1
6.      Polar Melt 5 4 3 2 1
7.      Motor vehicle pollution 5 4 3 2 1
8.      Industrial pollution 5 4 3 2 1
9.      Food contamination by Pesticides 5 4 3 2 1
10.  Food contamination by growth hormones and
5 4 3 2 1
antibiotics
11.  Bio-Engineered food supply 5 4 3 2 1
12.  Electromagnetics (power lines, cell phones, etc.) 5 4 3 2 1
13.  Pollution of rivers and seas 5 4 3 2 1
14.  Flooding 5 4 3 2 1
15.  Littering/ garbage 5 4 3 2 1
16.  Poor waste management (e.g. overuse of landfills) 5 4 3 2 1
17.  Using up the earth's resources 5 4 3 2 1
18.  Extinction of species 5 4 3 2 1
19.  Radioactive waste 5 4 3 2 1
20.  Overpopulation (of the earth by humans) 5 4 3 2 1

Part 5: Emotional Disposition toward the environment

Please circle only one number that most accurately describes your opinion.
5 4 3 2 1
Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly
Strongly Agree Disagree

1. I fear that in the future there will be more and more 5 4 3 2 1

pollution and environmental disasters.
2. I am afraid of having to live without trees and animals. 5 4 3 2 1
3. I fear the effects of pollution on my own health. 5 4 3 2 1
4. I am sad about what people have done to nature. 5 4 3 2 1
5. I am angry to hear about how industry pollutes the 5 4 3 2 1
 environment.
6. It makes me angry that adults do so little to conserve 5 4 3 2 1
nature.
Part 6: Situational Factors
Circle the following reason why, in the past, you did not recycle, did not turn off the light when
leaving a room, or did not reuse paper. You can have more than one choice on each item.
1) I have not recycled plastic or glass bottles because:
a) It was bothersome to do so.
b) I didn't know how to do it.
c) I forgot.
d) No one else does it, so if I did I would be very weird (strange).
e) No, I always remember to do so.
2) I have dropped candy wrappers in a park or on the playground because:
a) There wasn't any garbage can around.
b) The garbage cans were too far away.
c) There was a lot of garbage on the ground already.
d) Nobody was around to see me do it.
e) No, I always find the garbage can.
3) I have not turned off the lights when I left a room because:
a) It was inconvenient to turn off the light.
b) I didn't think it was important to turn off the light.
c) I forgot.
d) I like to keep lights on all over the house.
e) No, I always remember to turn off the lights when they are not being used.
4) I did not clean up the place where I live because:
a) It was not convenient to do so.
b) I didn't think it was important to clean it up.
c) I forgot.
d) There is always someone else who does that job for me.
e) No one else does it, so if I did I would be very weird (strange).
f) No, I always remember to do so.
Part 7. From where do you get environmenta1 information? Circle all relevant sources.
1. TV, 2. Magazines, 3. Newspapers, 4. Books, 5. Radio, 6. Posters/ Sign Boards,
7. Brochures, 8. Speeches, 9. Teachers, 10. Family, 11. Friends or classmates.
Thanks a Lot