Thank you in advance for filling in this short questionnaire. Your feedback is greatly valued. It will help the NUS understand students and their lifestyles better and to enable us to plan for and provide improved services to students. For each question please give the answer that best describes you, your lifestyle or your attitudes and opinions.
Q1 What year of study are you currently in?   1st Year University 2nd Year University 3rd / 4th (Final) Year University Post Graduate - Studying for Masters Post Graduate - Studying for Doctorate
Q2 Which of the following statements best describes you?   I am a UK citizen studying in the UK I am an International student studying in the UK

Q3 Which university do you currently study at?   --Click Here--Anglia Ruskin UniversityCity University London De Montfort UniversityKingston University London School of Economics and Political Science London South Bank UniversityLoughborough UniversityManchester Metropolitan UniversityRoehampton UniversitySouthampton Solent UniversityThe University of ManchesterThe University of SheffieldUniversity College LondonUniversity of Bath University of Birmingham University of BradfordUniversity of BristolUniversity of Central LancashireUniversity of Cumbria University of East AngliaUniversity of East LondonUniversity of ExeterUniversity of KentUniversity of LeicesterUniversity of LiverpoolUniversity of ReadingUniversity of WarwickUniversity of WestminsterUniversity of Worcester
Q4 Which one subject best describes your course or degree?   --Click Here--AccountingAerospace engineeringAfrican studiesAgricultural sciencesAgricultureAmerican studiesAncient language studiesAnimal scienceAnthropologyArchaeologyArchitectureArtificial intelligenceAstronomyAural & oral sciencesAustralasian studiesBiologyBiology - MicrobiologyBiology - MolecularBiophysics & biochemistryBiotechnology - IndustrialBotanyBuildingBusiness studiesCeltic studiesCeramics & glassesChemical, process & energy engineeringChemistryChinese studiesCinematics & photographyCivil engineeringClassical Greek studiesClassical studiesComparative literary studiesComplementary medicineComputer scienceCraftsDanceDentistry Dentistry - Pre-clinical Design studiesDevelopment StudiesDramaEconomicsEconomics & politicsEcologyEducation - Academic studies in Education - Research & study skills in Electronic & electrical engineeringEnglishEnglish studiesEnvironmental sciencesFinanceFine artFood & beverage studiesForensic & archaeological scienceForestryFrench studiesGeneral engineeringGeneticsGeography GeologyGerman studiesHistory (by area, period or topic)Human & social geographyHuman resource managementImaginative writingInformation servicesInformation systemsItalian studiesJapanese studiesJournalismLandscape designLatin studiesLaw (by area or topic)LinguisticsManagement studiesManufacturing engineeringMaritime technologyMarketingMaterials scienceMaterials technology not otherwise specifiedMathematicsMechanical engineeringMedia studiesMedical technologyMedicine - ClinicalMedicine - Pre-clinical MetallurgyMinerals technologyModern Middle Eastern studiesMusicNaval architectureNursingNutritionOcean sciencesOffice skillsOperational researchOphthalmicsPharmacology, toxicology & pharmacyPhilosophyPhysical & terrestrial geographical & environmental sciencesPhysicsPhysiology & pathology - AnatomyPlanning (urban, rural & regional)PoliticsPolymers & textilesPortuguese studiesProduction engineeringPsychologyPublicity studiesPublishingRussian & East European studiesScandinavian studiesSocial policySocial workSociologySocial scienceSoftware engineeringSouth Asian studiesSpanish studiesSports scienceStatisticsTheology & religious studiesTourism, transport & travelTraining teachersVeterinary medicine - Pre-clinical Veterinary medicine & dentistry - ClinicalZoologyOther
Q5 Where do you live during university term time?   --Click Here--University / college owned hall of residencePrivately owned hall of residenceFlat / House owned by the university / collegePrivately rented accommodationProperty rented from the council / housing associationMy own home - With mortgageMy own home - Part owned with mortgageMy own home - Owned outrightMy Parents' homeOther property owned by me or my familyProperty owned by friendsOther

Q6 Which one of these statements would you say best describes your current lifestyle?   I don't really do anything that is environmentally-friendly I do one or two things that are environmentally-friendly I do quite a few things that are environmentally-friendly I'm environmentally-friendly in most things I do I'm environmentally-friendly in everything I do Don't know
Q7 Which of these statements best describes how you think you will be living in a year’s time?   I think I’ll be doing a lot more to help the environment I think I’ll be doing a bit more to help the environment I think I’ll probably be doing about the same to help the environment I think I’ll be doing a bit less to help the environment I think I’ll be doing a lot less to help the environment.

Q8 I try to persuade people I know to be more environmentally friendly   Strongly agree Tend to agree Neither agree not disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree Don’t know

Q9 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Please tick one box on each line:   Strongly Agree   Tend to Agree   Neither Agree Nor Disagree   Tend to Disagree   Strongly Disagree   Dont Know   I would only travel by bus if I had no other choice             For the sake of the environment, car users should pay higher taxes             People who fly should bear the cost of the environmental damage that air travel causes             I don't pay much attention to the amount of water I use where I live             People have a duty to recycle             We are close to the limit of the number of people the Earth can support             The Earth has very limited room and resources             If things continue on their current course, we will soon experience a major environmental disaster

Q10 How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Please tick one box on each line:   Strongly Agree   Tend to Agree   Neither Agree Nor Disagree   Tend to Disagree   Strongly Disagree   Dont Know   The so-called 'environmental crisis' facing humanity has been greatly exaggerated             It would embarrass me if my friends thought my lifestyle was purposefully environmentally friendly             Being green is an alternative lifestyle it's not for the majority             I find it hard to change my habits to be more environmentally friendly             It's only worth doing environmentally-friendly things if they save you money             The effects of climate change are too far in the future to worry me             It's not worth me doing things to help the environment if others don't do the same             It's not worth Britain trying to combat climate change, because other countries will just cancel out what we do
Q11 Which of these statements best describes how you feel about your current lifestyle and the environment?   I’d like to do a lot more to help the environment I’d like to do a bit more to help the environment I’m happy with what I do at the moment I don’t know

Q12 From the list, please choose the three groups of people that would be most likely to influence you if you saw them behaving in a more environmentally friendly way.   Friends   Family   Work or Study Colleagues   Local Business   Local Community Groups   National Government   Local Government   MPs   Celebrities   Media   No  One Would Influence Me   1 - Most Influential                       2 - Second Most Influential                       3 - Third Most Influential

Important note - When responding to the questions on this page, please answer thinking about where you live during term time.
Q13 Thinking about your heating system at home, which of these statements best describes how you set the temperature when your heating is on?     I change it whenever it gets too hot or too cold - I don’t like to wear a lot of layers indoors I change it whenever it gets too hot or too cold - I’ll often wear a jumper indoors I don’t change the setting often, but it can be too warm I don’t change the setting often, but it can be too cold I don’t change the setting often, it’s a comfortable temperature I don’t tend to use the central heating I don’t have control of the heating system Don’t know Not applicable

Q14 Please state how often, if at all, you do each of the following. Please tick one box on each line:   Always   Very Often   Quite Often   Sometimes   Occasionally   Never   Dont Know   N/A   How frequently do you personally wash clothes at 40 degrees or less?                 How often, do you personally turn lights off when you are not in the room?                 How often do you personally leave your TV or PC on standby for long periods of time?                 How often do you personally leave a mobile phone charger switched on at the socket when not in use?                 How often do you personally boil the kettle with more water than you are going to use?

Important note - When responding to the questions on this page, please answer thinking about where you live during term time.
Q15 Which of these statements best describes how much you recycle?   I recycle everything that can be recycled I recycle a lot but not everything that can be recycled I recycle sometimes I do not recycle
Q16 Which of these do you normally seperate from your waste for recycling or composting? (Please select all applicable)   Paper/Newspapers/magazines Glass bottles/jars/ glass Tins/Cans/Foil Cardboard Clothes Shoes Plastic bottles/plastic packaging Food waste Garden waste None of these Don’t know   Other, Please Specify
Q17 How often do you wait until you have a full load before putting on the washing machine?   Always Very often Quite often Sometimes Occasionally Never Don’t know Not applicable/cannot do this

Q18 How many flights have you taken to European countries outside the UK in the last 12 months? Please count the outward and return flight and any transfers as one flight. (Please insert a number)
Q19 Which answer below applies to you personally at the moment with regard to reducing the number of flights you take to European countries outside the UK?   I don't really want to do this I haven't really thought about doing this I've thought about doing this, but probably won't do it I'm thinking about doing this I've already done this I haven’t heard of this Don’t know Not applicable

Important note - When responding to the questions on this page, please answer thinking about where you live during term time.
Q20 How much effort do you and others in the household go to in order to minimise the amount of food thrown away?   A great deal A fair amount A little Not very much Not at all Don’t know
Q21 How often do you personally buy fresh food that has been grown when it is in season in the country where it was produced?   Always Very often Quite often Sometimes Occasionally Never Don’t know Not applicable/cannot do this

Q22 How many times a week do you eat meat?   Never Once or twice Three or four times Five or six times Every day More than once a day
Q23 How often do you personally buy fish from sustainable sources (such as certified by the Marine Stewardship Council)?   Always Very often Quite often Sometimes Occasionally Never Don’t know Not applicable/cannot do this

Q24 Please state your gender   Male Female Transgender
Q25 What was your age at your last birthday?   Under 16 16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Q26 To which of these groups do you consider you belong?   White - British White - Irish White - other white background Mixed - White and Black Caribbean Mixed - White and Black African Mixed - White and Asian Mixed - any other Mixed background Asian or Asian British - Indian Asian or Asian British - Pakistani Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi Asian or Asian British - other Asian background Black or Black British - Caribbean Black or Black British - African Black or Black British - other Black background Chinese Other (specify) Don’t know Rather not say   Other, Please Specify

Q27 To be entered into the free prize draw, please enter your first name, last name and e- mail address into the boxes below so that we can contact you if you win:   First name   Last name   E-mail address
Thank you very much for completing our survey. By submitting this survey you agree to us contacting you for a follow up survey in Summer 2010. The NUS promises not to pass your details on to any 3rd parties For more information on the survey process please visit <http://www.nus.org.uk/uni-surveys>