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    Recycling Behaviour
    Choice Total Percent
    1. How often do you recycle in your household? (Required)    
       Always (Skip Question 2) 1 25%
       Often (Skip Question 2) 2 50%
       Sometimes 1 25%
       Rarely 0 0%
       Never (Skip Question 3) 0 0%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    2. Why does your household not recycle often?    
       Need more information on how to recycle 0 0%
       Takes too much time 0 0%
       Recycling doesn’t help the environment 0 0%
       Don't know where to go to recycle 0 0%
       Other 1 100%
    Total Number of Choices1 
    Text Results
    489031. Recycling program is not to its fullest
    3. What is your primary reason for recycling?    
       Environmental concern 3 75%
       Financial motive (my garbage costs decrease) 1 25%
       Social pressure 0 0%
       Other 0 0%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    How often do you recycle the following items that are taken by the curb side recycling program?    
    4. Aluminum cans (Required)    
       Always 1 25%
       Often 3 75%
       Sometimes 0 0%
       Rarely 0 0%
       Never 0 0%
       Not applicable 0 0%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    5. Glass Bottles (Required)    
       Always 1 25%
       Often 3 75%
       Sometimes 0 0%
       Rarely 0 0%
       Never 0 0%
       Not applicable 0 0%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    6. Plastic bottles (Required)    
       Always 1 25%
       Often 3 75%
       Sometimes 0 0%
       Rarely 0 0%
       Never 0 0%
       Not applicable 0 0%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    7. Cardboard (Required)    
       Always 2 50%
       Often 1 25%
       Sometimes 0 0%
       Rarely 0 0%
       Never 0 0%
       Not applicable 1 25%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    8. Paper (Required)    
       Always 1 25%
       Often 2 50%
       Sometimes 0 0%
       Rarely 0 0%
       Never 1 25%
       Not applicable 0 0%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    9. Newspaper (Required)    
       Always 1 25%
       Often 2 50%
       Sometimes 0 0%
       Rarely 0 0%
       Never 0 0%
       Not applicable 1 25%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    10. Plastic Bags (Required)    
       Always 2 50%
       Often 1 25%
       Rarely 0 0%
       Sometimes 0 0%
       Never 1 25%
       Not applicable 0 0%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    11. Drink cartons (Required)    
       Always 1 25%
       Often 1 25%
       Sometimes 0 0%
       Rarely 0 0%
       Never 1 25%
       Not applicable 1 25%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    How often do you recycle the following items that are not taken by the curb side recycling program?    
    12. Styrofoam (Required)    
       Always 0 0%
       Often 0 0%
       Sometimes 1 25%
       Rarely 0 0%
       Never 3 75%
       Not applicable 0 0%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    13. Wood (Required)    
       Always 0 0%
       Often 4 100%
       Sometimes 0 0%
       Rarely 0 0%
       Never 0 0%
       Not applicable 0 0%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    14. Metal (Required)    
       Always 1 25%
       Often 1 25%
       Sometimes 0 0%
       Rarely 0 0%
       Never 1 25%
       Not applicable 1 25%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    15. Paint (Required)    
       Always 1 25%
       Often 0 0%
       Sometimes 0 0%
       Rarely 0 0%
       Never 1 25%
       Not applicable 2 50%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    16. Electronics (Required)    
       Always 2 50%
       Often 1 25%
       Sometimes 0 0%
       Rarely 0 0%
       Never 1 25%
       Not applicable 0 0%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    17. Hazardous liquids (Such as chemicals or batteries). (Required)    
       Always 1 25%
       Often 0 0%
       Sometimes 1 25%
       Rarely 0 0%
       Never 2 50%
       Not applicable 0 0%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    How often do you recycle the following forms of organic waste?    
    18. Food Scraps (Required)    
       Always 1 25%
       Often 1 25%
       Sometimes 0 0%
       Rarely 0 0%
       Never 2 50%
       Not applicable 0 0%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    19. Leaves (Required)    
       Always 1 25%
       Often 1 25%
       Sometimes 0 0%
       Rarely 0 0%
       Never 1 25%
       Not applicable 1 25%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    20. Other yard waste (Required)    
       Always 1 25%
       Often 1 25%
       Sometimes 0 0%
       Rarely 0 0%
       Never 0 0%
       Not applicable 2 50%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    21. Overall, how satisfied are you with the recycling services in your community? (Required)    
       Very satisfied 1 25%
       Somewhat satisfied 2 50%
       Netural 0 0%
       Somewhat dissatisfied 0 0%
       Very dissatisfied 1 25%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    22. Do you go out of your way to purchase recycled items or materials, even if it may mean spending more? (Required)    
       Always 0 0%
       Often 1 25%
       Sometimes 1 25%
       Rarely 1 25%
       Never 1 25%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    23. How often do you use cloth bags when you shop? (Required)    
       Always 0 0%
       Often 0 0%
       Sometimes 2 50%
       Rarely 1 25%
       Never 1 25%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    24. How often do you take household items to thrift stores? (Required)    
       Always 1 25%
       Often 1 25%
       Sometimes 1 25%
       Rarely 1 25%
       Never 0 0%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    25. When purchasing items, do you purposefully select ones with less packaging? (Required)    
       Always 0 0%
       Often 0 0%
       Sometimes 2 50%
       Rarely 2 50%
       Never 0 0%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    26. Do you take drink bottles to bottle recycling depots in your community? (Required)    
       Always 3 75%
       Often 0 0%
       Never 0 0%
       Sometimes 1 25%
       Rarely 0 0%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    27. What is your political affiliation? (Required)    
       Conservative 0 0%
       Liberal 1 25%
       NDP 0 0%
       Green Party 0 0%
       Other 3 75%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    Text Results
    486878. don't know squat about politics
    487238. Pragmatically progressive
    489031. vote according to person not party
    28. What is the highest level of education you have completed? (Required)    
       Less than high school 0 0%
       Some high school 0 0%
       Completed high school 0 0%
       Some college 3 75%
       Bachelor degree or higher 1 25%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    29. What was the sum of your household's net income of all wages, and any other form of earnings in 2009? (Required)    
       Less than $20,000 1 25%
       $20,000-39,999 1 25%
       $40,000-59,999 0 0%
       $60,000-79,999 1 25%
       $80,000-99,999 1 25%
       Greater than $100,000 0 0%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    30. What is your primary occupation? (Required)    
    Total Number of Comments4 
    • (489031) - Warehouse shipper/receiver
    • (489028) - Nurse
    • (487238) - Tree Planter
    • (486878) - laborer
    31. How often does your occupation involve being outdoors? (Required)    
       Always 0 0%
       Often 2 50%
       Sometimes 1 25%
       Rarely 1 25%
       Never 0 0%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    32. What is your gender? (Required)    
       Man 2 50%
       Woman 2 50%
       Transgender 0 0%
       Other 0 0%
    Total Number of Choices4 
    33. Approximately how many square feet is your current place of residence? (Required)    
    Total Number of Comments4 
    • (489031) - 400-500
    • (489028) - 1500
    • (487238) - I have no place of my own. My parent's place is approx 2500 square feet.
    • (486878) - small
    34. How many people reside in your household on a full-time basis? (Required)    
    Total Number of Comments4 
    • (489031) - 1
    • (489028) - 4
    • (487238) - 3.
    • (486878) - one
    35. What is your age? (Required)    
    Total Number of Comments4 
    • (489031) - 52
    • (489028) - 41
    • (487238) - 25
    • (486878) - 25
    36. What ethnic group(s) do you identify with? (You may select more than one). (Required)    
       Canadian 4 40%
       English 1 10%
       Scottish 0 0%
       French 1 10%
       Irish 1 10%
       Italian 0 0%
       German 1 10%
       South Asian (East Indian, Sri Lankan, Pakistani, Punjabi, etc) 0 0%
       East Asian (China, N. And S. Korea, Tawian, Hong Kong, etc) 0 0%
       Southeast Asian (Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, etc) 0 0%
       South and Central American 0 0%
       Aboriginal (North American Indian, Métis or Inuit) 1 10%
       Other 1 10%
    Total Number of Choices10