Environment and society
Opinions on environmental policies

Agreement with environmental measures in % 2007 - By education

Definitions/Comments: Educational levels: low: ISCED 0–2 (compulsory schooling, pre-vocational education); intermediate: ISCED 3–4 (apprenticeship, matura); high: ISCED 5–6 (university, other tertiary).

Question wording: ‘For the protection of the environment, different measures have been proposed. What do you think of the following measures? Compulsory particle filters for new diesel cars. Tax on petrol and diesel to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. The receipts will be used to promote renewable energy (e.g. hydropower, bio fuels, solar energy) in Switzerland. No extensions of existing atomic power stations and no launch of new atomic power stations (Moratorium for atomic power stations). Temporary speed limit 80 km/h on motorways (reduction of ozone in summer). Road pricing / City toll charge for entry into the city centre or particular city areas in the biggest Swiss cities. Temporary speed limit 80 km/h on motorways (reduction of particulate matte in winter). Increased parking fees in cities to limit parking in the city. Speed limit 100 km/h on motorways’.

Answer categories: ‘strongly against’, ‘mostly against’, ‘neither in favour nor against’, ‘mostly in favour’, ‘strongly in favour’. Percentages correspond to respondents who were strongly/mostly in favour.

Sample size: Swiss Survey on the Environment 2007: 2789; weighted data.

Source: Swiss Survey on the Environment 2007, ETH Zurich.

Data for the indicator or in excel.

Description and explanation in the corresponding chapter of the Social Report 2008.