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CSO statistical release, 25 October 2022, 11am

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Table 2.1.a - Most concerning environmental issues: Summary of Results. April-May 2022.

Table 2.1.b - Most concerning environmental issues: By Sex, Age, Principal Economic Status, NUTS3 Regions. April-May 2022

Table 2.1.c - Most concerning environmental issues by Degree of Urbanisation Surrounding Homes, Presence of Children in the Household, Access to a Garden. April-May 2022

Table 2.2.a - Do you think there is still time to act on environmental issues? Summary of Results. April-May 2022

Table 2.2.b - Do you think there is still time to act on environmental issues? By Sex, Age, Principal Economic Status, NUTS3 Regions. April-May 2022

Table 2.2.c - Do you think there is still time to act on environmental issues? By Degree of Urbanisation Surrounding Homes, Presence of Children in the Household, Access to a Garden. April-May 2022

Table 3.1.a - How much do you do to protect the environment? Summary of Results. April-May 2022

Table 3.1.b - How much do you do to protect the environment?1 By Sex, Age, Principal Economic Status, NUTS3 Regions. April-May 2022

Table 3.1.c - How much do you do to protect the environment?1 By Degree of Urbanisation Surrounding Homes, Presence of Children in the Household, Access to a Garden, and other characteristics. April-May 2022

Table 3.2.a - Reasons to do more to protect the environment: Summary of Results. April-May 2022

Table 3.2.b - Reasons to do more to protect the environment by Sex, Age, Principal Economic Status, NUTS3 Regions. April-May 2022

Table 3.2.c - Reasons to do more to protect the environment by Degree of Urbanisation Surrounding Homes, Presence of Children in the Household, Access to a Garden, and other characteristics. April-May 2022

Table 3.2.c - Reasons to do more to protect the environment by Degree of Urbanisation Surrounding Homes, Presence of Children in the Household, Access to a Garden, and other characteristics¹. April-May 2022
	% of row							%
	If I felt like my actions really made a difference	If I could acquire the knowledge that would allow me to do more	If there was more clarity on what environmentally-friendly actions are	If I had more time available to me	If I could join a group of like minded volunteers	If I felt my involvement was recognised and valued by others	Don't know / Prefer not to say / Not stated	All respondents²
Total	49	36	33	27	13	12	6	100

Degree of Urbanisation Surrounding Homes
Urban area (e.g. city or county town)	51	31	36	29	14	13	5	52
Small town or village	48	36	33	25	14	13	6	21
Rural area (in the countryside)	45	36	37	27	12	11	6	26
Other	36	19	16	17	23	16	21	1

Presence of Children in the Household
Yes	50	34	35	38	12	14	4	30
No	49	33	36	23	14	11	7	69
Not stated	35	32	38	8	19	21	3	1

Access to a Garden
Yes	48	33	36	27	13	12	6	93
No	56	33	35	30	14	19	7	7

Do you think there is still time to act on environmental issues?
There is still time to act and improve the state of the environment	40	38	39	29	17	10	5	43
There is still time to act but it is unlikely to happen	58	31	34	28	11	15	5	52
It is too late to act and improve the state of the environment OR No action is required	46	28	28	19	8	7	18	3
Don't know / Prefer not to say / Not stated	40	23	36	9	11	5	22	2

How much do you do to protect the environment?
I already do a lot	37	30	27	35	16	14	6	7
I do as much as I can	46	30	35	24	11	13	7	39
I could do more	54	37	38	30	15	12	4	51
I don't have to act	26	4	27	6	0	5	50	1
Don't know / Prefer not to say / Not stated	31	19	28	13	2	9	38	2
¹ Respondents could choose more than one reason, hence the sum of the different types does not equal 100.
² Due to rounding, the total percentage might not exactly sum to 100.

Open in Excel: Pulse Survey April-May 2022 - Our Lives Outdoors: Protection of the Environment Table 3.2.c (XLS 13KB)

Table 4.1.a -Day-to-day actions done to protect the environment: Summary of Results. April-May 2022

Table 4.1.b - Day-to-day actions done to protect the environment by Sex, Age, Principal Economic Status, NUTS3 Regions. April-May 2022

Table 4.1.c - Day-to-day actions done to protect the environment by Degree of Urbanisation Surrounding Homes, Presence of Children in the Household, Access to a Garden, and other characteristics. April-May 2022

Table 4.1.c - Day-to-day actions done to protect the environment by Degree of Urbanisation Surrounding Homes, Presence of Children in the Household, Access to a Garden, and other characteristics¹. April-May 2022
	%
	Reduced the heating of my home in winter	Reduced my use of water	Invested in better insulation of my home	Eaten less animal-based products	Used a smart meter to reduce my consumption of electricity	Used, at least partially, electricity from renewable energy (e.g. solar panel, wind turbine, etc.)	Don't know / Prefer not to say / Not stated	All respondents²
Total	59	53	44	43	25	23	6	100

Degree of Urbanisation Surrounding Homes
Urban area (e.g. city or county town)	62	55	40	47	26	21	6	52
Small town or village	58	55	43	42	28	23	5	21
Rural area (in the countryside)	55	48	53	37	23	25	8	26
Other	73	65	47	29	25	25	2	1

Presence of Children in the Household
Yes	59	52	48	42	29	25	7	30
No	60	54	43	44	24	22	6	69
Not stated	54	47	48	40	20	19	9	1

Access to a Garden
Yes	59	53	47	42	26	23	6	93
No	66	54	15	55	18	20	11	7

Do you think there is still time to act on environmental issues?
There is still time to act and improve the state of the environment	60	57	47	43	25	24	5	43
There is still time to act but it is unlikely to happen	62	52	42	46	26	22	5	52
It is too late to act and improve the state of the environment OR No action is required	50	45	44	32	25	23	17	3
Don't know / Prefer not to say / Not stated	43	38	38	14	21	8	20	2

How much do you do to protect the environment?
I already do a lot	71	65	51	52	32	34	3	7
I do as much as I can	59	58	48	43	27	21	5	39
I could do more	60	50	42	44	24	23	6	51
I don't have to act	16	13	21	9	8	2	43	31
Don't know / Prefer not to say / Not stated	30	22	24	23	14	11	29	2
¹ Respondents could choose more than one action, hence the sum of the different types does not equal 100.
² Due to rounding, the total percentage might not exactly sum to 100.

Open in Excel: Pulse Survey April-May 2022 - Our Lives Outdoors: Protection of the Environment Table 4.1.c (XLS 13KB)

Table 4.2.a - Frequency of walking, cycling or using public transport instead of driving: Summary of Results. April-May 2022

Table 4.2.b - Frequency of walking, cycling or using public transport instead of driving by Sex, Age, Principal Economic Status, NUTS3 Regions. April-May 2022

Table 4.2.c - Frequency of walking, cycling or using public transport instead of driving by Degree of Urbanisation Surrounding Homes, Presence of Children in the Household, Access to a Garden, and other characteristics. April-May 2022

Table 4.3.a - Frequency of buying organic or environmentally-friendly products: Summary of Results. April-May 2022

Table 4.3.b -Frequency of buying organic or environmentally-friendly products by Sex, Age, Principal Economic Status, NUTS3 Regions. April-May 2022

Table 4.3.c - Frequency of buying organic or environmentally-friendly products by Degree of Urbanisation Surrounding Homes, Presence of Children in the Household, Access to a Garden, and other characteristics. April-May 2022

Table 4.4.a - Frequency of reducing the amount of waste: Summary of Results. April-May 2022

Table 4.4.b - Frequency of reducing the amount of waste by Sex, Age, Principal Economic Status, NUTS3 Regions. April-May 2022

Table 4.4.c - Frequency of reducing the amount of waste by Degree of Urbanisation Surrounding Homes, Presence of Children in the Households, Access to a Garden, and other characteristics. April-May 2022

Table 4.5.a - Frequency of buying products that are grown locally or in season: Summary of Results. April-May 2022

Table 4.5.b - Frequency of buying products that are grown locally or in season by Sex, Age, Principal Economic Status, NUTS3 Regions. April-May 2022

Table 4.5.c - Frequency of buying products that are grown locally or in season by Degree of Urbanisation Surrounding Homes, Presence of Children in the Household, Access to a Garden, and other characteristics. April-May 2022

Table 5.1.a - Are there enough green spaces and biodiversity in urban areas? Summary of Results. April-May 2022.

Table 5.1.b - Are there enough green spaces and biodiversity in urban areas? By Sex, Age, Principal Economic Status, NUTS3 Regions. April-May 2022.

Table 5.1.c - Are there enough green spaces and biodiversity in urban areas? By Degree of Urbanisation Surrounding Homes, Presence of Children in the Household, Access to a Garden. April-May 2022.

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Table 2.1.a - Most concerning environmental issues: Summary of Results¹. April-May 2022.
Environmental issues	%
Climate change	58
Pollution of freshwaters or marine waters (e.g. through the use of pesticides, accumulation of wastes, etc.)	57
Loss of habitats	47
Loss of biodiversity	46
Air pollution	45
Soil pollution (e.g. through the use of pesticides, accumulation of wastes, etc.)	29
Decrease in the stock of natural resources (e.g. water, timber, etc.)	21
Introduction of invasive species	18
Noise pollution	16
Fragmentation of landscapes	12
Other	2
Don't know / Prefer not to say / Not stated	2
¹ Respondents could choose more than one environmental issue, hence the sum of the different types does not equal 100.

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Table 3.2.a - Reasons to do more to protect the environment: Summary of Results¹. April-May 2022
Reasons	%
If I felt like my actions really made a difference	49
If I could acquire the knowledge that would allow me to do more	36
If there was more clarity on what environmentally-friendly actions are	33
If I had more time available to me	27
If I could join a group of like minded volunteers	13
If I felt my involvement was recognised and valued by others	12
Don't know / Prefer not to say / Not stated	6
¹ Respondents could choose more than one reason, hence the sum of the different types does not equal 100.

Table 4.1.a -Day-to-day actions done to protect the environment: Summary of Results¹. April-May 2022
Actions	%
Reduced the heating of my home in winter	59
Reduced my use of water	53
Invested in better insulation of my home	44
Eaten less animal-based products	43
Used a smart meter to reduce my consumption of electricity	25
Used, at least partially, electricity from renewable energy (e.g. solar panel, wind turbine, etc.)	23
Don't know / Prefer not to say / Not stated	6
¹ Respondents could choose more than one action, hence the sum of the different types does not equal 100.

Table 4.2.a - Frequency of walking, cycling or using public transport instead of driving: Summary of Results. April-May 2022
Frequency	%
All the time	18
Most of the time	17
Some of the time	40
Never	23
Don't know / Prefer not to say / Not stated	2
Total percentage	100

Table 4.3.b - Frequency of buying organic or environmentally-friendly products by Sex, Age, Principal Economic Status, NUTS3 Regions¹. April-May 2022
	% of row						%
	All the time	Most of the time	Some of the time	Never	Don't know / Prefer not to say / Not stated	Row total	All respondents
Total	4	21	60	10	5	100	100

Sex
Female	4	20	62	9	5	100	51
Male	4	21	59	11	5	100	49

Age
18 to 34	5	25	57	9	4	100	27
35 to 44	4	21	61	11	3	100	20
45 to 54	3	17	64	12	4	100	18
55 to 69	4	18	62	11	6	100	21
70 and above	3	21	59	7	9	100	14

Principal Economic Status
Working for payment	4	20	63	10	3	100	60
Unemployed	5	16	56	16	7	100	4
Retired	3	19	59	9	10	100	16
Student or pupil	6	30	53	7	4	100	5
Engaged in home duties	4	24	57	12	4	100	7
Unable to work due to longstanding health problems	4	18	57	13	8	100	6
Other	6	22	49	7	16	100	2

NUTS3 Regions
Border	5	17	59	13	6	100	8
West	4	19	61	11	4	100	10
Mid-West	2	26	56	9	6	100	10
South-East	4	22	58	10	7	100	9
South-West	4	21	60	10	4	100	15
Dublin	4	21	62	9	4	100	29
Mid-East	4	20	61	10	6	100	14
Midlands	7	16	62	10	6	100	6
¹ Due to rounding, the total percentage might not exactly sum to 100.