Surverys of Mercury Awareness, Behaviour and Public Opinion

If you knew that mercury-containing products posed a threat to the environment or your health, which of the following actions would you be willing to take in order to properly dispose of the products? (Multiple responses, Total mentions in percent.)

  1. What type of recycling do you participate in?
  2. Do you believe that the exposure to mercury is a serious threat to the environment, your family's health, both, or neither?
  3. Do you / are you currently....? (Regarding mercury awareness and recycling programs.)
  4. If a product label easily identified which products in your home contained mercury, would you...”
  5. Are you aware of advisories against eating certain kinds of fish due to mercury contamination?
  6. In your opinion, do fluorescent light bulbs contain added mercury?
  7. In your opinion, does a glass thermometer contain added mercury?
  8. If you knew that mercury-containing products posed a threat to the environment or your health, which of the following actions would you be willing to take in order to properly dispose of the products?
  9. A round mercury wall thermostat commonly used in homes costs approximately $30.00. How much would you be willing to pay for an equivalent thermostat that did not contain mercury?
  10. On a scale of zero to five, with zero being not important at all and five being very important, how would you rate the following issues...?
  11. Do you currently participate in re-cycling programs?
  12. “Please tell me which of the following products, in your opinion, contain added mercury...?”
  13. Who should be most responsible for the sagfe disposal of a mercury thermometer?
  14. If a mercury-containing item broke in your home, how would you clean it up?
  15. Have you heard the slogan “Keep Mercury from Rising”?
  16. Do you know what happens to your trash? “My trash is ...”
  17. When it comes to your health, what sources of information do you trust the most...?
  18. When it comes to the environment, what sources of information do you trust the most...?