Ecological Footprint

Single Wave Study

General Information

Title
Ecological Footprint
Abstract
In July 2010, the Immigrant panel was presented a questionnaire to measure the ecological footprint of the respondent. The questionnaire calculates the ecological footprint by taking account of the space, resources and energy people use in relation to the biocapacity of the earth.

More information on this Ecological Footprint measure by Prof. W. Rees and Dr. M. Wackernagel can be found on the website: www.footprintnetwork.org.

Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
05-07-2010
End date
28-07-2010
Note

Purpose

Topics
Demography and population (LISS)
Environment (LISS/ELSST)
Sustainability (LISS)
Researcher
Marchand, M.
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2013 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
Cross-Cultural Psychology at Tilburg University
Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-xpj-t59c

Datasets and documentation

View Documentation

Codebook in Dutch
codeboek_fr10a_NL_1.0.pdf
Codebook in English
codebook_fr10a_EN_1.0.pdf

Data Files

English SPSS datafile
fr10a_EN_1.0p.sav
English STATA file
fr10a_EN_1.0p.dta
Note:

Variables

Variable name Variable Label Variable Type
nomem_encrNumber of household member encryptedpreloaded
fr10a_mYear and month of the field work periodconstructed
fr10a001The first 7 questions are about your personal consumption. What is the source of the fruits and vegetables that you eat?directly measured
fr10a002How much meat do you eat on average per week, including meat snacks and cold cuts? An average portion of meat as part of a main meal weighs 125 grams.directly measured
fr10a003How many grams of meat do you eat on average per week, then, including meat snacks and cold cuts?directly measured
fr10a004How many grams of fish do you eat on average per week? An average portion of fish as part of a main meal is 125 grams.directly measured
fr10a005How many grams of fish do you eat on average per week, then?directly measured
fr10a006How many liters of milk or milk drinks, buttermilk, yoghurt, custard and such products do you consume per week, on average? Do not include rice milk and soy milk products here. An average portion of such products is 0.2 liters.directly measured
fr10a007How many liters of milk or milk drinks, buttermilk, yoghurt, custard and such products do you consume per week on average, then?directly measured
fr10a008How many grams of cheese and cheese products do you eat per week? A slice of bread topped with cheese uses about 20 grams of cheese.directly measured
fr10a009How many grams of cheese and cheese products do you eat per week, then?directly measured
fr10a010How many kilometers did you travel by car in 2009, for private purposes?directly measured
fr10a011How many kilometers did you travel by car in 2009 for private purposes, then?directly measured
fr10a012How many kilometers did you travel by public transport in 2009, for private purposes (train, tram, bus, boat)?directly measured
fr10a013How many kilometers did you trabel by public transport in 2009 for private purposes, then?directly measured
fr10a014How much do you travel for your holidays? How many kilometers did you travel in 2009 for your holidays, by cars?directly measured
fr10a015How many kilometers did you travel in 2009 for your holidays by car, then?directly measured
fr10a016How much do you travel for your holidays? How many kilometers did you travel in 2009 for your holidays, by train, tram, touring bus or boat?directly measured
fr10a017How many kilometers did you travel in 2009 for your holidays by train, tram, touring bus or boat, then?directly measured
fr10a018How much do you travel for your holidays? How many kilometers did you travel in 2009 for your holidays by airplane?directly measured
fr10a019How many kilometers did you fly in 2009 for your holidays, then?directly measured
fr10a020The next 5 questions are about consumption by your household as a whole. What is the total floor area of the house you inhabit? (including any second home)directly measured
fr10a021How old is the house you inhabit?directly measured
fr10a022What is the total floor area of your home, then (including any second home)?directly measured
fr10a023What is the total surface area of the premises of the house you inhabit? (including any allotment garden or second home)directly measured
fr10a024How large is the premises, then (including any allotment garden or second home)?directly measured
fr10a025How much electricity did your household use in 2009? If you don\'t know the answer, then select the average consumption (between 3000 and 4000 kWh per year).directly measured
fr10a026Do you use green energy?directly measured
fr10a027How much electricity did your household use in 2009, then? (in kWh)directly measured
fr10a028How much natural gas did your household use in 2009? If you don\'t know the answer, then select the average consumption (between 1500 and 2000 m3 per yeardirectly measured
fr10a029Do you use green gas?directly measured
fr10a030How much natural gas did your household use in 2009, then? (in m3)directly measured
fr10a031How much paper did your household use in 2009?directly measured
fr10a032How many people does your household consist of?directly measured
fr10a033Number of points for individualconstructed
fr10a034Number of points for householdconstructed
fr10a035Total number of pointsconstructed
fr10a036Global footprint in hectaresconstructed

Questions

Questionnaire: Ecological Footprint

This questionnaire was originally conducted in Dutch.

Browse Ecological Footprint

Response Information

Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 1348 (100%)
Non-response: 270 (20.0%)
Complete: 1076 (79.8%)
Incomplete: 2 (.1%)
Collection Events
Period
05-07-2010 to 28-07-2010
Sample
Panel members aged 16 years or older.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.