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Perception of Environmental Risks and Coping with Ecological Problems (PERCEP)

Definition

Survey on perception of environmental risks, related attitudes and ecologically relevant behaviors in the population. Data-Base.

Goals

Collect information on:

• Ecological attitudes of the population.
• Knowledge of ecological problems.
• Perception of environmental risks.
• Ecologically relevant behaviours (at individual and general level).
• Perceived relationship between environment and disease.

Involve general practitioners and/or teachers in health problems related to environment, as potential educational agents.

Methodology

Subjects enrolled in the waiting room of general practitioners and/or students at school, in different geographical areas representative of the Country (appr. 3000 for each participating Country).

Administration of a questionnaire devised to the purpose during the waiting time or during school time. Data analysis comparing different areas of the same country and different countries.

Product

Present: A Data-Base on ecological attitudes and behaviours.

Future

• Baseline for next evaluations.
• First step for an intervention program of environmental education.

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