Presbyterian Panel Survey, September 1991: The Environment

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ENVQUAL3 Below is a list of some things that have been proposed to improve the quality of our environment. For each one, please indicate whether it is something you think would do enough good so you would be willing to see it happen in your community, or whether you think it would not do enough to be worth the inconvenience or extra cost. -- Institute mandatory recycling of bottles, cans and newspapers, even though this means you will have to sort your trash and need to make extra space to keep separate types of trash   1) Willing   2) Not worth cost or inconvenience   3) Don't know

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Willing	3512	92.1%	92.1%	-.28
Not worth cost or inconvenience	216	5.7%	97.8%	2.45
Don't know	84	2.2%	100%	5.17

Variable Comparisons

Sex Marital status Region Household income Education Age Race Political party Type of respondent

Sex (I-SEX)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Willing	92.9% 1252	91.7% 2238	92.2% 3490
Not worth cost or inconvenience	4.2% 57	6.4% 157	5.7% 214
Don't know	2.8% 38	1.8% 45	2.2% 83
TOTAL	100.0% 1347	100.0% 2440	3787

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Willing	92.3% 2982	91.1% 511	92.1% 3493
Not worth cost or inconvenience	5.8% 187	5.0% 28	5.7% 215
Don't know	1.9% 61	3.9% 22	2.2% 83
TOTAL	100.0% 3230	100.0% 561	3791

Region (I-REGION)

	South	West	Northeast	Midwest	TOTAL
Willing	89.4% 1241	91.7% 539	97.5% 784	91.7% 922	92.1% 3486
Not worth cost or inconvenience	7.6% 105	6.0% 35	2.1% 17	5.8% 58	5.7% 215
Don't know	3.0% 42	2.4% 14	0.4% 3	2.5% 25	2.2% 84
TOTAL	100.0% 1388	100.0% 588	100.0% 804	100.0% 1005	3785

Household income (I-INCOME)

	$15,000-$24,999	$25,000-$49,999	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 or more	TOTAL
Willing	88.4% 541	92.7% 1529	93.2% 1102	93.5% 217	92.2% 3389
Not worth cost or inconvenience	7.2% 44	5.0% 82	5.5% 65	5.6% 13	5.6% 204
Don't know	4.4% 27	2.3% 38	1.3% 15	0.9% 2	2.2% 82
TOTAL	100.0% 612	100.0% 1649	100.0% 1182	100.0% 232	3675

Education (I-EDUCHI)

		High schl	College	Grad	TOTAL
Willing	85.2% 46	91.0% 741	92.1% 1969	93.8% 714	92.1% 3470
Not worth cost or inconvenience	11.1% 6	5.2% 42	5.9% 127	4.9% 37	5.6% 212
Don't know	3.7% 2	3.8% 31	1.9% 41	1.3% 10	2.2% 84
TOTAL	100.0% 54	100.0% 814	100.0% 2137	100.0% 761	3766

Age (I-AGE)

	<35 years	35-44 yrs	45-54 yrs	55-64 yrs	65+ years	TOTAL
Willing	95.6% 351	93.8% 862	92.8% 720	90.4% 906	89.8% 646	92.1% 3485
Not worth cost or inconvenience	3.5% 13	4.5% 41	5.0% 39	7.6% 76	6.3% 45	5.7% 214
Don't know	0.8% 3	1.7% 16	2.2% 17	2.0% 20	3.9% 28	2.2% 84
TOTAL	100.0% 367	100.0% 919	100.0% 776	100.0% 1002	100.0% 719	3783

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Non-white	TOTAL
Willing	92.4% 3343	85.3% 128	92.1% 3471
Not worth cost or inconvenience	5.4% 194	12.0% 18	5.6% 212
Don't know	2.2% 80	2.7% 4	2.2% 84
TOTAL	100.0% 3617	100.0% 150	3767

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Independen	Republican	Other/NA	TOTAL
Willing	94.1% 1350	92.8% 668	90.3% 1399	87.9% 51	92.2% 3468
Not worth cost or inconvenience	3.9% 56	5.7% 41	7.0% 108	8.6% 5	5.6% 210
Don't know	2.0% 29	1.5% 11	2.7% 42	3.4% 2	2.2% 84
TOTAL	100.0% 1435	100.0% 720	100.0% 1549	100.0% 58	3762

Type of respondent (I-SAMPLE)

	Members	Elders	Pastors	Spec clerg	TOTAL
Willing	91.6% 954	91.1% 920	92.9% 1124	93.3% 502	92.1% 3500
Not worth cost or inconvenience	5.5% 57	6.1% 62	5.4% 65	5.8% 31	5.7% 215
Don't know	2.9% 30	2.8% 28	1.7% 21	0.9% 5	2.2% 84
TOTAL	100.0% 1041	100.0% 1010	100.0% 1210	100.0% 538	3799