Air Pollution - Information Needs and the Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour of Canadians - Final Report

Author :Environics Research Group
Year 2002

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Table of Contents

• 1.0 Introduction
• 2.0 Executive Summary
• 3.0 Methodology
  • 3.1 Sample Selection
  • 3.2 Telephone Interviewing
  • 3.3 Completion Results
  • 3.4 Focus Group Methodology
• 4.0 Determinants Of Health
  • 4.1 Factors Influencing Health
  • 4.2 Relative Importance of Factors Influencing Health
• 5.0 Concern About Air Quality/Air Pollution
  • 5.1 Most Important Environmental Problem
  • 5.2 Relative Concern about Various Environmental Issues
• 6.0 Air Pollution And Health
  • 6.1 Effect of Air Pollution on the Health of Canadians
  • 6.2 Receipt of Advice Regarding Effect of Air Pollution on Health
• 7.0 Perceptions Of Air Pollution
  • 7.1 Air Pollution in the Community
  • 7.2 Local vs. Global Air Pollution Problems
• 8.0 Roles And Responsibilities
  • 8.1 Leading the Battle Against Air Pollution
  • 8.2 Voluntary vs. Regulatory Approach to Combatting Air Pollution
• 9.0 Air Quality Index
  • 9.1 Familiarity With the Air Quality Index
  • 9.2 Frequency of Use
  • 9.3 Preferred Format of Air Quality Messages
  • 9.4 Reaction to Air Quality Warnings
• 10.0 Sources Of Air Pollution
• 11.0 Personal Action
  • 11.1 Perceived Effectiveness of Individual Action
  • 11.2 Actions to Combat Air Pollution
  • 11.3 Likelihood of Taking Various Actions to Combat Air Pollution
• 12.0 Informational Behaviour
  • 12.1 Frequency of Looking for Air Pollution Information
  • 12.2 Sources of Air Pollution Information
  • 12.3 Availability of Air Pollution Information
  • 12.4 Information Preferences
  • 12.5 Credibility of Information Sources
• 13.0 Attitudinal Groups
  • 13.1 Analysis
  • 13.2 Description of the Attitudinal Group