Earth Environment 1997

The Asahi Shimbun conducted a face to face survey on the Japanese opinion about earth environment,in the occasion of United Nations Environment Assembly. The survey was done on June 8 and 9, 1997, for 3,000 votes and got effective response from 2,248. Proportion of male vs female was 49% : 51%.

  1. Which are you most anxious about, on thinking the future of the world ?
  2. In which field do you think Japan should contribute to the world ?
  3. Asking about earth envionment issue, which are you most anxious about ?
  4. How are you concerned about the environmental issue ?
  5. How do you think the condition of earth is if it is compared to a human health ?
  6. Do you think the earth environment will be improved or deteriorated ?
  7. Do you think Japan is considerably responsible for earth environmental pollution, or not so responsible ?
  8. Do you think you dare to take lower standard of life in order to protect erarth environment, or not ?
  9. What do you take care in daily life to save environment ?
  10. Recently the waste disposal becomes an important issue. When you buy a product, do you think the way how it will be disposed ?
  11. How are you concerned about the global warming ?
  12. It is said that carbon dioxide gererated by economic activities cause global warming. Do you think Japan should decrease the amount of gererated carbon dioxide in order to protect warming, even if it has some negative effect on the economy ?
  13. There is an idea of "environmental tax" that will be charged on oils and coals that gererate carbon dioxide. Do you think this "environmental tax" will be necessary to save environment ?
  14. Do you think Japanese government is active enough to save earth environment ?
  15. What do you think should be the first action in this country to save the earth ?
  16. On thinking about future earth environment, do you think Japan should take bold change in its economy and society ?