Greendex: Survey of Sustainable Consumption

A research project by National Geographic and GlobeScan

The following is the subset of questions from the full Greendex survey that, statistically, most accurately predict one's full Greendex score. Please note that the full Greendex survey scores are based on a much larger set of questions. By answering all of the questions below, however, we can closely approximate what your Greendex score would be if you were to take the full survey.

First are some questions about food you may or may not consume.

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)	Fish and seafood
f)	Fruits and vegetables
g)	Food you grow yourself
h)	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 Hot running water

4. Please indicate if any of the following changes to your residence have been made in the past year.

		Yes, made in past 1 year	No, have not made in past 1 year
a)	Installed or upgraded insulation
b)	Sealed up drafts or cracks and spaces that let in hot or cold air
c)	Installed new energy saving appliances for cooking, washing or food storage (e.g., refrigerator)

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

5. 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)	Public transportation (for example on buses, trains, subways, streetcars or trams)

6. Other than during work hours as part of your job, do you personally drive any of the following motorized vehicles?

		Yes, I drive	No, I do not drive
a)	Compact car
b)	Sedan or station wagon
c)	Minivan or SUV
d)	Truck or full size van

7. 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."

		1	2	3	4	5

Next are some questions about your opinions about the environment.

8. 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.

		1	2	3	4	5

9. 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.