THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS ON ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

Abstract

The present study investigates the state of environmental awareness of Polish people divided into sociodemographic characteristics. Important questions were what is the level of pro-ecological awareness of Polish residents? Which sociodemographic characteristics differentiate the pro-ecological awareness of the respondents? A questionnaire survey was carried out in 2023 to understand the attitude of Polish citizens towards environmental protection. The authors carried out a survey using the computer-assisted website interview (CAWI) technique among 305 people representing Polish adult final buyers, mostly students. The online survey questionnaires were distributed using the servers of the Google. The chi-square test was used to determine the representativeness of the sample file. According to survey results, the higher education the respondents had, the clearer their views on what environmental protection is. Women were much more likely indicated the statement, that a person's higher ecological awareness makes them undertake pro-ecological actions.

Keywords

• ecological awareness
• environment
• sociodemographic characteristics