Environics International Environmental Monitor, 1998

Environics International Environmental Monitors (EIEM) is a syndicated annual survey of global public opinion on a variety of environmental and natural resource issues. It is based on public opinion surveys carried out in 24+ countries around the world, and conducted since 1997. The findings of the 1998 Survey are based on the results of face-to face or telephone interviews with representative samples of about 1,000 citizens, in each of 30 countries on all continents, representing over 68 percent of the world's population. Environics 1998 International Environmental Monitor survey was conducted in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Great-Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, Spain, South Africa, Turkey, United States, Uraguay, Venezuela. Research was conducted by respected social research institutes in each country between January 21, 1998 and May 26, 1998. In Canada, the survey was conducted by Environics Research Group Ltd. It consisted of a nation-wide telephone survey with a sample of 1,500 individuals, 18 years and older carried out between January 21 and February 4, 1998. Some of the important topics in the EIEM 1998 are: -Environmental Concerns -Energy Issues -Views on Technology -Personal Action -Governance Issues -Business and the Environment