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9/01/2014
Renée Harmon
Draft – CSU Student Sustainability Survey 2014
Section I: Literacy and Knowledge
1. Which of the following is the most commonly used definition of sustainable development?
a. Creating a government welfare system that ensures universal access to education,
healthcare, and social services
b. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations
to meet their own needs
c. Setting aside resources for preservation, never to be used
d. Building a neighborhood that is both socio-demographically and economically diverse
e. I do not know
2. What is meant by the term “carbon footprint”?
a. The size of the carbon chain in a given quantity of gasoline
b. The carbon left on the ground each time you take a step
c. Greenhouse gasses released by burning fossil fuels
d. How carbon is measured
3. Please indicate if each of the following is a renewable resource?
a. Oil
i.
Yes
ii.
No
b. Iron ore
i.
Yes
ii.
No
c. Trees
i.
Yes
ii.
No
d. Coal
i.
Yes
ii.
No
e. Wind
i.
Yes
ii.
No
f. Solar
i.
Yes
ii.
No
4. Ground level ozone (bad ozone) is most often caused by:
a. Aerosol cans
b. Methane gases from landfills
c. Emissions from industrial facilities and motor vehicle exhaust
d. I do not know
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5. Please indicate which of the following you are able to recycle on the CSU campus?
a. Paper products (newspaper, printing paper)
i.
Yes
ii.
No
b. Plastic bags (shopping bags)
i.
Yes
ii.
No
c. Aluminum cans (soda cans, soup cans)
i.
Yes
ii.
No
d. Plastic bottles (soda bottles, water bottles)
i.
Yes
ii.
No
6. The Life Cycle Assessment is a tool that evaluates (select the best answer):
a. The age of a society
b. The environmental impact of a product or service system through all stages of its life
cycle
c. The damage a product might have on the environment
d. The Human life expectancy
7. Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons and ozone are all:
a. Gases found on Mars
b. Greenhouse gases
c. Okay for humans to breath in
d. Needed to help control global warming
8. Processing waste to generate steam, heat, or electricity is called:
a. Waste-to-energy
b. Impossible
c. Waste savings
d. Energy savings
9. The idea being that environmental quality and social equity are just as important as black ink
at the bottom of the ledger is called:
a. Sustainability
b. Triple Bottom Line
c. Business strategy
d. Sustainable business practices
Section II: Sustainable Living Behavior & Attitude
For Questions 10 - 14, 1 represents "no importance" and 10 represents "high importance".
10. How important was sustainability to you prior to attending CSU?
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1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10
11. How important is sustainability to you now as a CSU student?
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10
12. As a student, how important is it to you to make an effort to reduce personal energy
consumption?
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10
13. As a student on campus, how important is it to you to make an effort to reduce personal
water usage?
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10
14. As a student, how important is it to you to make an effort to recycle at home?
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10
15. How often do you use a water-bottle filling station on campus?
Very Often, Often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never
16. How would you rate your level of involvement in CSU environmental sustainable
activities?
High involvement, some involvement, little involvement, no involvement
Section III: Advocacy on Campus
17. Environmental sustainability is important to CSU?
Strongly disagree, somewhat disagree, unsure, somewhat agree, strongly agree
18. What are the top three most important sustainable initiatives, in your opinion, that CSU
should pursue? (choices listed alphabetically)
a. Add more sustainability messages around campus
b. Alternative energy production (solar power)
c. Ban plastic bag sales campus-wide
d. Ban Single-use water bottle sales campus-wide
e. Bike Share
f. Carpooling program
g. Expand campus composting
h. Extra fee for single-use coffee cups sold on campus
i. Free sustainability education seminars
j. Expand sustainability-related courses offered
k. Additional service-learning and volunteer opportunities related to sustainability
l. Hire a CSU Sustainability Coordinator
m. Other _________________________ (please share your idea)
Section IV: Demographics
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19. Please indicate your current academic level:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Graduate Student/
Professional/Vet Med Student
f. Other ____________
20. Are you an international student?
a. Yes
b. No
21. Which of the following best represents your racial or ethnic heritage?
a. White, non-Hispanic
b. Hispanic or Latino
c. Black or African American
d. Native American or Alaskan Indian
e. Asian or Pacific Islander
f. Middle Eastern or Arab American
g. Bi- or Multi-racial
h. Prefer not to disclose
22. Please provide your year of birth: ________________
23. Please select how you identify your gender:
a. Female
b. Male
c. Transgender
d. Prefer not to disclose
24. Do you live on campus?
a. Yes
b. No
25. In which college(s) are you pursuing a degree? (Please select all that apply.)
a. Agriculture Sciences
b. Business
c. Engineering
d. Health and Human Sciences
e. Liberal Arts
f. Natural Resources
g. Natural Sciences
h. Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
i. Undeclared
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