Greendex: Survey of Sustainable Consumption

A research project by National Geographic and GlobeScan

Answer these questions from the study, then go to Calculate, and we'll tell you what your own personal Greendex number is.

1. How often, if at all, do you consume each of the following types of food and beverages?

		Never	Less than once a month	Once or twice per month	Once per week	Several times per week	Daily
a)	Imported foods
b)	Locally grown foods (e.g. from your province/state or region)
c)	Chicken
d)	Beef
e)	Pork
f)	Fish and seafood
g)	Fruits and vegetables
h)	Food you grow yourself
i)	Bottled water

Next we would like to ask you some questions about your household and primary residence.

2. How many rooms in total are there in your home or primary residence?

3. Which of the following features does your primary residence have? Please select all that apply.

Home heating, including furnaces and stoves Air conditioning Insulation in the walls to keep the residence warm or cool Hot running water

4. Please indicate if any of the following changes to your residence have been made in the past year and/or the past five years, and/or whether the changes are planned for the coming year and/or the next five years.

		N/A	Made in past 5 years	Made in past 1 year	Planned for next 1 year	Planned for next 5 years
a)	Installed thermal or insulating windows
b)	Installed central air conditioning
c)	Installed new energy saving appliances for cooking, washing or food storage
a)	Installed an energy saving furnace or heating system

5. Does your household purchase electricity from your utility that is specifically sold as "green" or generated from renewable sources like wind?

6. In total, how many of each of the following are owned, rented or leased by members of your household? If you own more than one home that is used by members of your household, please include items in that home in your total.

a) Bicycles

b) Televisions

c) Home Computers

d) Refrigerators

Next are some questions about transportation and how you get around.

7. Please indicate how often, if at all, you use each of the following forms of transportation on average.

		Never	Once a year or less	A few times per year	At least once a month	At least once a week	Every day or most days
a)	Driving alone in a car or truck
b)	Driving with others in a car or truck
c)	Public transportation (for example on buses, trains, subways, streetcars or trams)

8. Other than during work hours as part of your job, do you personally drive any of the following motorized vehicles? Please select all that apply.

Once you've selected the vehicles, please enter the approximate number of kilometers or miles that you personally have driven each of the following vehicles in the past year.

		Yes, I drive	Number of kilometers or miles you have driven this vehicle in the past year.
a)	Motorcycle or motor scooter
b)	Compact car
c)	Sedan or station wagon
d)	Minivan or SUV
e)	Truck or full size van

9. Please indicate whether your household contains any of the following, or if you intend to acquire any of the following within the next year or five years

		Yes, your household currently contains one	Does not contain, but you intend to acquire one in the next year	Does not contain, but you intend to acquire one in the next five years	No, does not contain and you do not intend to acquire one
a)	An energy-saving television labeled as more efficient than others, using such logos as the "Energy Star"
b)	An energy-saving refrigerator or freezer labeled as more efficient than others, using such logos as the "Energy Star"
c)	An especially fuel-efficient vehicle, such as one with a hybrid engine or alternative fuel engine

10. Please indicate how often you do each of the following things. Please use the scale provided where 1 means "never," 3 means "sometimes" and 5 means "all of the time".

		Never 1	2	3	4	All the time 5

11. Please indicate to what extent you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. Please use a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 means that you "strongly disagree" and 5 means that you "strongly agree" with the statement.

		Strongly Disagree 1	2	3	4	Strongly Agree 5

12. Please indicate the number of people living in your household in each of the following age groups, including yourself:

Age group	Number of household members
5 and under
6 to 12
13 to 17
18 or older

Your Total:

Now that you know your own personal Greendex score, find out how you measure up against consumers in other countries. Go now.

Learn how to raise your Greendex number by making some simple and affordable changes in your life, visit Green Guide and Preserve Our Planet for more information.