Households and the Environment
Source: Statistics Canada

There is a growing recognition that the actions of households have a major impact on the environment. The Households and the Environment Survey (HES) is conducted to measure those actions. The HES has been relaunched after a 12-year absence and collects data on some of the same environmental variables that were investigated in the 1991 and 1994 surveys. However, many of the topics covered in this survey are new. The following are the major themes covered by the 2006 HES:

The topics in the 2006 HES covered:

• Water quality concerns
• Consumption and conservation of water
• Energy use in terms of lighting and home heating and cooling
• Ownership and use of gasoline powered equipment
• Pesticide and fertilizer use on lawns and gardens
• Recycling, composting and waste disposal practices
• Impacts of air and water quality on households
• Transportation decisions

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