Contents of the 2008 Social Survey: Households and Environment

• 1. Identification
• 2. Who is the person of reference in the household?
• 3. Informant
• 4. Contact data
• 5. What nationality is the person of reference in the household?
• 6. From what country is the nationality of the person of reference in the household?
• 7. In which of the following situations is the person of reference currently?
• 8. What is the highest educational level attained by the person of reference?
• 9. Table of household members
• 10. Type of household
• 11. Identifier of the household
• 12. Total number of people who can be surveyed
• 13. Person chosen
• 14. Based on what I am about to read to you, please tell me the income bracket of the monthly net income of all the members of your household together.

Water supply

• 15. What is the main source of drinking water for your household?
• 16. In your household, do you apply any further treatment to drinking water before consuming it?
• 17. What system do you use to treat your water?

Adoption of water-saving measures (devices and habits)

• 18. In your home, do you have any of the following devices aimed at saving water in the faucets, showers and toilets?
• 19. In your home, do you follow any of the following practices aimed at lowering water consumption?

Energy sources / Type of fuel

• 20. Do you use electricity in your household?
• 21. With regard to the electrical supply, does your home have a night-time rate?
• 22. Does the home use solar energy?
• 23. Do you use thermal solar or photovoltaic panels?
• 24. Of the following energy sources, which does your household use?

Heating

• 25. Does your home have heating?
• 26. Please tell me whether your home has any of the following heating systems that I am about to list.
• 27. Have you changed your heating system within the past 12 months or have you decided to do so within the forthcoming 12 months?
• 28 Why have you chosen the new heating system?
• 29. How many rooms in your home have heating?
• 30. How many months did you use heating in 2007?
• 31. Do you have any type of thermostat (manual or digital)?
• 32. In the winter, do you turn off the heat when you sleep?
• 33. At what temperature do you leave your home when you sleep?
• 34. During the day, when you have the heat turned on, at what temperature do you keep your home when you are there?
• 35. If you are away from home for more than one day, do you turn the heating off?
• 36. At what temperature do you keep your home when you are away?

Air conditioning

• 37. Does your home have air conditioning?
• 38. How many rooms in your home have air conditioning?
• 39. Is the air conditioning system in your home individually controlled per room or centralised?
• 40. When you turn on the air conditioning, what temperature do you tend to set it at in the summer?
• 41. In the summer, do you usually turn off the air conditioning when you sleep?
• 42. At what temperature do you set the air conditioning at night?

Thermal insulation

• 43.1. Do the windows in your home have
• 43.2. Do all the windows or just one or more

Lighting

• 44. Does your home have florescent tubes or lights?
• 45. In addition to florescent tubes or lights, does your home have energy-efficient light bulbs (including halogen bulbs)?
• 46. Why do you not use florescent lights or energy-efficient light bulbs?
• 47. How many rooms in your home have florescent lights or another type of energy-efficient lighting?

Paper and cardboard / Plastics / Metals / Glass / Organic waste

• 48. Are there specific rubbish bins near your home for sorting the waste by type?
• 49.1 Do you tend to sort the following types of waste and take them to their specific collection point?
• 49.2 How often do you take each type of waste to a collection point?
• 49.3 Tell the reasons why you have not sorted your waste before

Other types of waste

• 50. Does any member of your household have a vehicle?
• 51. Do you tend to eliminate the waste from your vehicles at any of the following sites?
• 52. Do you tend to eliminate the types of waste listed below at any of the following sites?

• 53. Household appliance table
• 54. Does your home have a separate freezer?
• 55. What type of kitchen does your home have?
• 56. What type of oven does your home have?
• 57. When you use the washing machine, at what temperature do you set the water?
• 58. Please tell me whether you have the following household appliances and how often you use them
• 59. Please tell me whether you have the following devices and how often you use them
• 60. When you turn off your electrical devices (computer, television, stereo, etc.) do you tend to use the stand-by option?

• 61. In 2007 did you have any problems with noise in your everyday environment?
• 62. Please tell me if each of the events I will list for you is the cause of the noise problems, as well as the frequency and intensity of each of them
• 63. Have you taken any measure with regard to the noise problem?
• 64. In 2007 did you have any problems with foul odours in your everyday environment?
• 65. Please tell me if each of the events I will list for you is the cause of the problems with foul odours, as well as the frequency and intensity of each of them
• 66. Have you taken any measure with regard to the problem with foul odours?

• 67. Please tell me how many members of your household, in their everyday commutes on working days, primarily use each of the following means of transport
• 68. Does the household have any motor vehicle for personal use?
• 69. How many vehicles are there?
• 70. Please indicate the main characteristics of the vehicles in your household
• 71. Have you purchased a new vehicle within the past 12 months?
• 72. Please tell me the main factors you took into account when purchasing it

• 73. Do you use any of the following products?
• 74. Please rate the importance you grant to the following factors when purchasing a new product (household appliance, food, cleaning products, etc.)

• 75. Do you have any of the following habits aimed at lowering water consumption?

Transport

• 76. What is the means of transport you usually use?
• 77. Of the reasons I am about to list for you, please tell me why you use public transport
• 78. What days of the week do you mainly use public transport?
• 79. Why do you not usually use public transport?
• 80. Why do you walk or use a bicycle?
• 81. Why do you usually not walk or use a bicycle?
• 82. Do you usually travel distances under two kilometres on foot?

Environmental awareness

• 83. Are you concerned about the status of the environment?
• 84. In the past year, have you been aware of any awareness-raising campaigns related to environmental protection (water, energy, recycling, etc.)?
• 85. Throughout 2007, did you detect any environmental problem in your everyday setting?
• 86. Throughout 2007, did you participate in any of the following activities?
• 87. Why did you not participate in any of these activities?
• 88. Would you be in favour of the following measures to protect the environment?

Module on basic social variables

• 89. What is your country of birth?
• 90. What is your nationality?
• 91. From what country is your nationality?
• 92. What is your current marital status?
• 93. Do you currently live with your partner?
• 94. In which of the following situations are you currently?
• 95. What is your main occupation?
• 96. What is the main activity of the company or organisation where you currently work?
• 97. What is your occupation?
• 98. What is the highest educational level you have attained?
• 99. Questionnaire used
• 100. Date of the interview