10. Compared to your neighbours, how much trash do you generate? Much
less/*Same/Much more
Add details to improve accuracy:
– What comes closest to your monthly new clothing, footwear, and/or
sporting goods purchases? Shirts or underwear or socks/*Average
– How often do you purchase new:
Household appliances *Occasionally (I sometimes replace out-ofdate appliances with new models)
Electronics and gadgets *Occasionally (I replace out-of-date models
and occasionally buy a new gadget)
Books, magazines, and newspapers *Occasionally (I read some
news online and subscribe to a couple of magazines or
newspapers)
What comes closest to your annual new household furnishings
purchases? *Average (new bedding and a lamp or table, just to
spruce things up)
How much do you recycle: Plastic/Paper/*Some
Transportation:
11. How far do you travel by car or motorcycle each week? (as a driver or
passenger)
Car: Zero/Very far/*213 kilometres or 133 miles
Moped: Zero/Very far/*5 kilometres or 3 miles
[Information: If you only walk or cycle, choose zero. Both walking and
bicycling reduce your Footprint and improve your well-being.]
12. What is the average fuel economy of the vehicles you use most often?
Car: Inefficient/*7 litres per 100 kilometres or 34 miles per gallon/
Efficient or electric
Moped: Inefficient *5 litres per 100 kilometres or 45 miles per
gallon/Efficient or electric
[Information: Depending on the electricity source (% renewable versus
% non-renewable), the fuel economy of a typical electric vehicle may
range 2 to 6 litres per 100 kilometres or 40 to 150 miles per gallon.]
13. When you travel by car, how often do you carpool? Never/*60% –
Occasionally/Always
14. How far do you travel on public transportation each week? (bus, train,
etc.) Not very far/Very Far/*34 kilometres or 21 miles
Add details to improve accuracy:
– How far do you travel each week by train? *16 kilometres or
10 miles (0 kilometres)
– How far do you travel each week by bus? *18 kilometres or 11 miles
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less/*Same/Much more
Add details to improve accuracy:
– What comes closest to your monthly new clothing, footwear, and/or
sporting goods purchases? Shirts or underwear or socks/*Average
– How often do you purchase new:
Household appliances *Occasionally (I sometimes replace out-ofdate appliances with new models)
Electronics and gadgets *Occasionally (I replace out-of-date models
and occasionally buy a new gadget)
Books, magazines, and newspapers *Occasionally (I read some
news online and subscribe to a couple of magazines or
newspapers)
What comes closest to your annual new household furnishings
purchases? *Average (new bedding and a lamp or table, just to
spruce things up)
How much do you recycle: Plastic/Paper/*Some
Transportation:
11. How far do you travel by car or motorcycle each week? (as a driver or
passenger)
Car: Zero/Very far/*213 kilometres or 133 miles
Moped: Zero/Very far/*5 kilometres or 3 miles
[Information: If you only walk or cycle, choose zero. Both walking and
bicycling reduce your Footprint and improve your well-being.]
12. What is the average fuel economy of the vehicles you use most often?
Car: Inefficient/*7 litres per 100 kilometres or 34 miles per gallon/
Efficient or electric
Moped: Inefficient *5 litres per 100 kilometres or 45 miles per
gallon/Efficient or electric
[Information: Depending on the electricity source (% renewable versus
% non-renewable), the fuel economy of a typical electric vehicle may
range 2 to 6 litres per 100 kilometres or 40 to 150 miles per gallon.]
13. When you travel by car, how often do you carpool? Never/*60% –
Occasionally/Always
14. How far do you travel on public transportation each week? (bus, train,
etc.) Not very far/Very Far/*34 kilometres or 21 miles
Add details to improve accuracy:
– How far do you travel each week by train? *16 kilometres or
10 miles (0 kilometres)
– How far do you travel each week by bus? *18 kilometres or 11 miles
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