All Participating Districts Snapshot Results 2014

1. How much do you agree with the following statement: Protecting the natural environment is important to me.

Value	Percent		Count
0-Not at all	2.0%		22
1	0.8%		9
2	1.2%		13
3	1.7%		19
4	3.1%		35
5	10.1%		113
6	8.7%		98
7	17.0%		191
8	15.8%		177
9	9.7%		109
10-Totally	30.1%		338
		Totals	1,124

2. How much do you agree with the following statement: My everyday behaviors can improve the natural environment.

Value	Percent		Count
0-Not at all	3.3%		37
1	1.8%		20
2	2.1%		24
3	4.3%		48
4	7.0%		79
5	15.8%		177
6	11.3%		127
7	15.0%		168
8	13.7%		154
9	7.0%		79
10-Totally	18.8%		211
		Totals	1,124

3. How much do you agree with the following statement: What I eat can affect the natural environment.

Value	Percent		Count
0-Not at all	4.3%		48
1	1.7%		19
2	2.4%		27
3	5.5%		62
4	7.6%		85
5	17.7%		199
6	11.1%		125
7	14.8%		166
8	10.9%		123
9	6.2%		70
10-Totally	17.8%		200
		Totals	1,124

4. City and county governments provide services to their residents. In your view, what percentage of your County's environmental budget should target each of the following goals? Please enter a number from 0 to 100 for each item (no percentage sign). Your answers should add to 100.

	Average	Min	Max	StdDev	Sum	Responses
Keep waterways clean (lakes, rivers, creeks)	25.19	0.00	100.00	12.58	28,134.00	1117
Deal with global warming/climate change	21.43	0.00	100.00	13.52	23,894.00	1115
Support local food producers and growers	18.37	0.00	100.00	11.55	20,518.00	1117
Build and maintain parks and trails	17.10	0.00	100.00	11.48	19,117.00	1118
Protect farms and forests from development	18.60	0.00	80.00	8.60	20,737.00	1115
						Total 1124

5. For each person or group below, please choose the most accurate statement.

	Don't do anything "environmental"	Do a few things	Often "do the right thing"	Always try to do the right thing	Responses
You	46 4.1%	373 33.2%	520 46.3%	185 16.5%	1,124
Others in your home	67 6.0%	448 39.9%	478 42.5%	131 11.7%	1,124
Most of your friends	137 12.2%	563 50.1%	369 32.8%	55 4.9%	1,124

6. How would you describe the interest of each group below in addressing environmental issues?

	No interest	Some interest	Moderate interest	Great interest	Responses
Your teachers	67 6.5%	363 35.1%	463 44.7%	142 13.7%	1,035
The principal and other administrators	59 5.7%	292 28.2%	456 44.1%	228 22.0%	1,035
Student government/ASB	111 10.7%	322 31.1%	432 41.7%	170 16.4%	1,035

7. For each action below, please choose the answer that best describes people in your household.

	Never	Sometimes	Often	Always	Not sure	Responses
Buy items with less packaging	158 14.1%	509 45.3%	326 29.0%	71 6.3%	60 5.3%	1,124
Bring reusable shopping bags to stores	184 16.4%	269 23.9%	301 26.8%	351 31.2%	19 1.7%	1,124
Buy items in packaging that can be recycled (e.g. not styrofoam)	62 5.5%	289 25.7%	550 48.9%	187 16.6%	36 3.2%	1,124

8. For each action below, please choose the answer that best describes people in your household.

	Never	Sometimes	Often	Always	Not sure	Responses
Buy food grown or made locally	78 6.9%	442 39.3%	437 38.9%	117 10.4%	50 4.4%	1,124
Buy food from farms, farmers' markets or roadside stands	178 15.8%	567 50.4%	290 25.8%	60 5.3%	29 2.6%	1,124
Grow fruits or vegetables for personal use	491 43.7%	361 32.1%	172 15.3%	85 7.6%	15 1.3%	1,124

9. For each action below, please choose the answer that best describes people in your household.

	Never	Sometimes	Often	Always	Does not apply	Responses
Have different thermostat settings when not at home	192 17.1%	259 23.0%	226 20.1%	374 33.3%	73 6.5%	1,124
Wash clothes in cold water	178 15.8%	497 44.2%	246 21.9%	149 13.3%	54 4.8%	1,124
Buy energy-efficient appliances	87 7.7%	427 38.0%	397 35.3%	167 14.9%	46 4.1%	1,124
Use electrical appliances during non-peak hours	191 17.0%	466 41.5%	251 22.3%	83 7.4%	133 11.8%	1,124
Do only large clothes washer loads	65 5.8%	237 21.1%	385 34.3%	405 36.0%	32 2.8%	1,124

10. Has a toilet at your home ever leaked water?

Value	Percent		Count
Yes	26.1%		293
No	46.7%		525
Not sure	27.2%		306
		Totals	1,124

11. When a toilet in your home last had a leak, did someone:

Value	Percent		Count
Fix the leak	47.4%		139
Have someone else fix the leak	22.5%		66
Replace the toilet	4.4%		13
Just leave it alone for now	5.5%		16
Fixing the leak	13.0%		38
Getting someone else to fix the leak	5.1%		15
Or is the leak not fixed yet?	1.7%		5
Replacing the toilet	0.3%		1
		Totals	293

12. How concerned are you about possible exposure to dangerous chemicals when you:

	Not at all concerned	Sometimes concerned	Frequently concerned	Always concerned	Does not apply to me	Responses
Choose fresh fruits & vegetables	368 32.7%	391 34.8%	220 19.6%	120 10.7%	25 2.2%	1,124
Drink tap water	448 39.9%	387 34.4%	151 13.4%	102 9.1%	36 3.2%	1,124
Swim at the beach	473 42.1%	399 35.5%	134 11.9%	68 6.0%	50 4.4%	1,124
Buy personal care products such as shampoo	548 48.8%	344 30.6%	132 11.7%	78 6.9%	22 2.0%	1,124

13. What best describes your knowledge about avoiding dangerous chemicals in household products?

Value	Percent		Count
I wish I knew more	44.5%		500
I know all I need to know	24.1%		271
It's not a priority for me	24.1%		271
Not sure	7.3%		82
		Totals	1,124

14. Of all the everyday materials that could be recycled at your home (paper, plastic, glass, metals), how much of these do people in your household re-use or put into a recycling bin?

	Do not recycle or reuse	Less than half	About half	More than half	Everything that can be	Not sure	Responses
Thinking of the everyday materials that could be recycled at your home (paper, plastic, glass, metals), how much of these do people in your household re-use or put into a recycling bin?	37 3.3%	126 11.2%	169 15.0%	452 40.2%	322 28.6%	18 1.6%	1,124

15. For each item below, please specify what people in your household do most often when it is used up or no longer needed.

	Put in household trash	Put in home or building recycling bin	Bring to a recycling facility	Donate it somewhere for re-use	Give to another person or sell	Keep around just in case	Don't have these	Responses
Electronics like computers, iPads & TVs	72 6.4%	53 4.7%	242 21.5%	213 19.0%	211 18.8%	300 26.7%	33 2.9%	1,124
Cell phones	81 7.2%	55 4.9%	161 14.3%	183 16.3%	181 16.1%	425 37.8%	38 3.4%	1,124
Batteries	528 47.0%	107 9.5%	302 26.9%	60 5.3%	15 1.3%	81 7.2%	31 2.8%	1,124
Fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)	401 35.7%	170 15.1%	301 26.8%	46 4.1%	13 1.2%	54 4.8%	139 12.4%	1,124

16. For each item below, please specify what people in your household do most often when it is no longer needed.

	Put in household trash can	Pour into toilet	Pour down the sink	Take to trash station or dump	Bring to a collection facility	Use it all up	Don't use any	Responses
Prescription medications	361 32.1%	37 3.3%	41 3.6%	67 6.0%	116 10.3%	350 31.1%	152 13.5%	1,124
Drain cleaner	212 18.9%	56 5.0%	169 15.0%	72 6.4%	42 3.7%	228 20.3%	345 30.7%	1,124
Kitchen grease	382 34.0%	30 2.7%	248 22.1%	104 9.3%	39 3.5%	119 10.6%	202 18.0%	1,124
Insecticide/pest control products	245 21.8%	27 2.4%	40 3.6%	89 7.9%	60 5.3%	209 18.6%	454 40.4%	1,124

17. For each action below, please choose the answer that best describes people in your household.

	Never	Sometimes	Often	Always	Does not apply	Responses
Use leftover food and scraps later on	82 7.4%	212 19.1%	416 37.5%	356 32.1%	43 3.9%	1,109
Plan meals before cooking	78 7.0%	248 22.3%	406 36.5%	350 31.5%	29 2.6%	1,111
Have "eat soon" area in fridge	455 40.8%	242 21.7%	194 17.4%	122 10.9%	103 9.2%	1,116
Use "green bags" to refrigerate produce	492 44.3%	269 24.2%	125 11.3%	85 7.7%	140 12.6%	1,111
Freeze fresh food for later use	75 6.7%	262 23.5%	422 37.9%	327 29.4%	27 2.4%	1,113

18. How do people in your household most often dispose of food waste, including leftovers you don't want?

Value	Percent		Count
Put down garbage disposal in sink	21.8%		245
Put in regular household trash	33.1%		372
Put into yard/food waste bin or cart that is picked up	26.9%		302
Bury, use as compost or in worm bin	9.4%		106
Feed to pets, livestock or birds	6.6%		74
Take to trash transfer station or dump	2.2%		25
		Totals	1,124

19. Do you walk or let a dog out at least once a week?

Value	Percent		Count
Yes	57.3%		644
No	42.7%		480
		Totals	1,124

20. How do you most often dispose of dog waste:

	Put into bag and then into trash	Leave it where it is	Rake or push into garden	Does not apply	Responses
In your home or building's yard or garden	408 63.4%	102 15.8%	89 13.8%	45 7.0%	644
On walks away from home	466 72.4%	92 14.3%	27 4.2%	59 9.2%	644

21. Which of the following, if any, do you help care for at your home? Please check all that apply.

Value	Percent		Count
A lawn	53.1%		597
A flower or food garden	39.1%		439
Trees or wooded areas	29.2%		328
None of these	34.2%		384
		Totals	1,124

22. For each action below, please choose the answer that best describes your household.

	Never	Sometimes	Often	Always	Not sure	Responses
Use drip irrigation	187 36.7%	77 15.1%	54 10.6%	21 4.1%	171 33.5%	510
Add mulch or compost at least every year	92 18.0%	145 28.4%	103 20.2%	103 20.2%	67 13.1%	510
Let the lawn or beds go brown during the summer	154 30.2%	171 33.5%	73 14.3%	62 12.2%	50 9.8%	510
Use plants with low water needs	66 12.9%	187 36.7%	106 20.8%	32 6.3%	119 23.3%	510

23. Is fertilizer ever used in your yard?

Value	Percent		Count
Yes	46.3%		236
No	27.7%		141
Not sure	26.1%		133
		Totals	510

24. Which of the following is used in your yard? Please check all that apply.

Value	Percent		Count
Chemical fertilizer	29.7%		70
Weed and feed	28.4%		67
Other fertilizer (please specify)	5.5%		13
Not sure	51.7%		122
		Totals	236

25. When your lawn is mowed, is the mown grass most often:

Value	Percent		Count
Left on the lawn	24.2%		148
Bagged for collection	47.1%		288
Raked somewhere else or used as mulch	15.6%		95
Not sure	13.1%		80
		Totals	611

26. For each statement below, please specify your level of agreement.

	Strongly Disagree	Somewhat Disagree	Not Sure	Somewhat Agree	Strongly Agree	Responses
Water running off pavement and roof tops is the primary source of Puget Sound pollution.	60 5.3%	172 15.3%	570 50.7%	252 22.4%	70 6.2%	1,124
Litter and trash are the primary source of Puget Sound pollution.	53 4.7%	127 11.3%	425 37.8%	391 34.8%	128 11.4%	1,124
I would favor a plan for more trees or native plants near my home.	68 6.0%	86 7.7%	281 25.0%	354 31.5%	335 29.8%	1,124
I would support increased fines for people who litter or dump trash illegally.	66 5.9%	102 9.1%	268 23.8%	372 33.1%	316 28.1%	1,124

28. In the last year, how have you traveled to school? Please check all that apply.

Value	Percent		Count
Driven yourself in a car or truck	34.4%		348
School bus	27.7%		280
Walked	30.5%		308
Gotten a ride	59.8%		605
Public transportation (bus or train)	27.6%		279
Ridden a bike, skateboard or scooter	8.1%		82
Driven a motorcycle	1.9%		19
Driving by yourself in a car or truck	6.0%		61
Walking	4.7%		47
Get a ride from someone	5.0%		51
Bike	0.6%		6
		Totals	1,011

29. In the last year, how have the adult(s) in your home traveled to work? Please check all that apply.

Value	Percent		Count
Driven themselves in a car or truck	69.1%		777
Used public transportation (bus, Link or train)	21.9%		246
Shared a ride (carpool or vanpool)	16.4%		184
Walked	4.8%		54
Ridden a bike, skateboard or scooter	7.9%		89
Driven a motorcycle	3.4%		38
No adults work outside the home	3.9%		44
Driving by yourself in a car or truck	18.4%		207
Walking	1.2%		13
Bike	1.2%		13
		Totals	1,124

30. How many personal motor vehicles do people in your household, including you, have? Please include any vehicles that don't run. If none, enter 0.

Value	Percent		Count
0	2.8%		31
02	0.1%		1
1	5.7%		64
2	29.4%		330
3	37.1%		417
4	13.2%		148
5	5.0%		56
6	2.4%		27
7	1.3%		14
8	0.7%		8
9	0.9%		10
10	1.6%		18
		Totals	1,124

31. Of your household's vehicles, how many:

Value	Percent		Count
0	0.7%		8
00	0.1%		1
02	0.1%		1
1	10.9%		119
2	31.8%		347
3	33.2%		362
4	11.9%		130
5	4.6%		50
6	1.4%		15
7	1.2%		13
8	0.6%		6
9	0.6%		6
10	1.1%		12
30	0.1%		1
		Totals	1,092

32. Where are your household's motor vehicles most often washed?

Value	Percent		Count
On a driveway or street	26.2%		286
On a lawn, grass or gravel	7.0%		76
At a car wash with an attendant	37.1%		405
At a do-it-yourself (coin-operated) car wash	16.4%		179
At a repair shop, detailing service or dealership	7.0%		76
Never wash	6.5%		71
		Totals	1,093

33. In the last two years, do you recall any household motor vehicles leaking oil or other fluids?

Value	Percent		Count
Yes	23.2%		253
No	76.9%		840
		Totals	1,093

34. When a household motor vehicle last had a leak, did someone:

Value	Percent		Count
Fix the leak	34.0%		86
Have someone else fix the leak	30.4%		77
Replace the vehicle	3.2%		8
Just leave it alone for now	7.5%		19
Fixing the leak	11.5%		29
Getting someone else to fix the leak	9.9%		25
Or is the leak not fixed yet?	2.8%		7
Replacing the toilet	0.8%		2
		Totals	253

35. What was the main reason for not fixing the most recent leak?

Value	Percent		Count
Too expensive	26.9%		7
Too small a leak to matter	46.2%		12
Planned to get rid of vehicle soon	19.2%		5
Other reason (please specify)	7.7%		2
		Totals	26

36. What is your grade level?

Value	Percent		Count
8	0.6%		7
9	27.1%		305
10	17.6%		198
11	22.4%		252
12	32.2%		362
		Totals	1,124

37. Is your high school:

Value	Percent		Count
Public	98.9%		1,104
Private	1.1%		12
		Totals	1,116

38. What is your school district?

Value	Percent		Count
Bellevue	0.4%		4
Enumclaw	0.3%		3
Issaquah	15.3%		169
Kent	0.1%		1
Lake Washington	4.6%		51
Mercer Island	68.0%		751
Northshore	0.2%		2
Renton	0.3%		3
Seattle	2.5%		28
Skyhomish	0.1%		1
Tahoma	3.7%		41
Tukwila	4.4%		48
Vashon Island	0.2%		2
		Totals	1,104

39. Which private school do you attend?

Value	Percent		Count
Bear Creek High School	16.7%		2
Eastside Catholic	8.3%		1
ETC Prep	8.3%		1
Lakeside	16.7%		2
Northwest (Seattle)	25.0%		3
Northwest Yeshiva High School	16.7%		2
Rainier Christian	8.3%		1
		Totals	12

40. What is your home zip code?

Value	Percent		Count
90000	0.5%		5
90001	0.2%		2
90010	0.1%		1
90204	0.1%		1
90490	0.1%		1
90840	0.2%		2
90848	0.1%		1
92822	0.1%		1
96969	0.2%		2
97040	0.1%		1
98000	0.2%		2
98001	0.1%		1
98004	0.3%		3
98006	2.3%		26
98007	0.1%		1
98008	0.2%		2
98010	0.4%		4
98020	0.1%		1
98027	4.6%		52
98028	0.2%		2
98029	2.7%		30
98030	0.1%		1
98033	0.9%		10
98034	0.5%		6
98038	3.0%		34
98040	63.3%		710
98042	0.1%		1
98043	0.1%		1
98044	0.1%		1
98045	0.1%		1
98049	0.3%		3
98050	0.1%		1
98051	0.1%		1
98052	1.2%		13
98053	0.5%		6
98055	0.1%		1
98056	0.5%		6
98058	0.4%		4
98059	3.0%		34
98070	0.1%		1
98074	1.0%		11
98075	2.4%		27
98077	0.3%		3
98092	0.1%		1
98101	0.1%		1
98105	0.1%		1
98106	0.9%		10
98108	0.4%		4
98117	0.1%		1
98118	0.3%		3
98126	0.3%		3
98132	0.1%		1
98136	0.5%		5
98144	0.3%		3
98146	0.3%		3
98163	0.1%		1
98168	2.7%		30
98169	0.1%		1
98178	0.5%		6
98188	1.5%		17
98404	0.3%		3
98675	0.1%		1
98707	0.1%		1
98754	0.1%		1
98765	0.1%		1
98801	0.1%		1
98940	0.5%		6
		Totals	1,122

41. In what city do you live during the school year?

Value	Percent		Count
Algona	0.4%		5
Beaux Arts Village	0.1%		1
Bellevue	3.0%		34
Black Diamond	0.4%		5
Bothell	0.1%		1
Burien	0.3%		3
Carnation	0.1%		1
Clyde Hill	0.1%		1
Covington	0.1%		1
Des Moines	0.2%		2
Federal Way	0.1%		1
Hunts Point	0.1%		1
Issaquah	8.0%		90
Kent	0.2%		2
Kirkland	1.3%		15
Lake Forest Park	0.1%		1
Maple Valley	3.3%		37
Medina	0.2%		2
Mercer Island	61.5%		691
Newcastle	1.2%		13
North Bend	0.1%		1
Redmond	1.9%		21
Renton	2.8%		31
Sammamish	2.9%		33
SeaTac	0.8%		9
Seattle	5.3%		60
Shoreline	0.2%		2
Skykomish	0.3%		3
Snoqualmie	0.2%		2
Tukwila	3.9%		44
Woodinville	0.3%		3
Yarrow Point	0.1%		1
Other (please specify)	0.6%		7
		Totals	1,124

42. In what school did you take this survey?

Value	Percent		Count
Ballard HS	0.3%		1
Bellevue High	0.6%		2
Bothell High	0.3%		1
Chief Sealth	6.1%		21
Foster High	14.0%		48
Grover Cleveland HS	0.3%		1
Hazen HS	0.3%		1
International Community School	14.0%		48
International School	0.3%		1
Issaquah High	26.2%		90
Juanita High	0.6%		2
Kentlake	0.3%		1
Liberty High	13.4%		46
Lindbergh HS	0.3%		1
Newport High	0.3%		1
Rainier Beach HS	0.3%		1
Redmond High	0.3%		1
Renton HS	0.3%		1
Skyline	9.0%		31
South Lake HS	0.3%		1
Tahoma Senior High	11.9%		41
West Seattle	0.6%		2
Woodinville HS	0.3%		1
		Totals	344

43. Do you live most of the year in a:

Value	Percent		Count
Single-family home	86.3%		970
Duplex, condo or apartment	8.6%		97
Mobile home	1.2%		13
Boat	1.8%		20
Other (please specify)	2.1%		24
		Totals	1,124

44. Is this home:

Value	Percent		Count
Owned by someone in your home	86.0%		967
Owned by someone else	14.0%		157
		Totals	1,124

45. Are you:

Value	Percent		Count
Female	51.5%		579
Male	48.5%		545
		Totals	1,124

46. As which of the following would you identify yourself? Please check all that apply.

Value	Percent		Count
Asian or Asian Indian	24.9%		280
Black or African-American	6.0%		67
Hispanic, Spanish or Latino	7.0%		79
Native American or Alaska Native	2.7%		30
White or Caucasian	67.4%		757
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	3.6%		40
Other (please specify)	5.0%		56
		Totals	1,124