Mikrocensus 1998, 4. quarter: Environmental Conditions, Environmental Behaviour

Questions on environmental conditions (of housing) have a long-standing tradition in the Mikrozensus. They have been asked since 1970 every 3 or 4 years and are on noise pollution, bad smell and dust exposure in the living area. Questions on environmental conditions have already been posed twice (in 1988, Mikrozensus MZ8804 and in 1994, Mikrozensus MZ9404). There has always been an emphasis on the question of waste disposal. That is not the case this time. This program is limited to questions on the relevance of environmental problems and on the purchase-decisions. In addition, there are questions on the utilisation of the forest as a recreational area. The survey “environmental conditions/environmental behabviour” is not conducted in the course of the whole Mikrozensus sample. It is only conducted in two thirds of the cases which is necessary because there has to be an annual holiday survey every December (Mikrozensus MZ9804_2) for EU purposes.