Households and the Environment Survey

2005 - 2013

Subjects

Environment Pollution and waste

Overview

Summary

The Households and the Environment Survey (HES) measures the environmental practices and behaviours of Canadian households that relate to the condition of our air, water and soils. The survey was also designed to collect data to develop and improve three key environmental indicators: air quality, water quality and greenhouse gas emissions.

Available Cycles

Years	Name
2005,2006,2007,2009,2011,2013	Households and the Environment Survey

Documentation

StatsCan

Publication Note

All publications (e.g. scientific articles, reports, dissertations, theses) and presentations based on a dataset available in the RDCs should include an acknowledgement of the support provided by granting councils (SSHRC, CIHR, CFI), Statistics Canada and host university. See a sample

Related Publications

Matthew Perks (2017).

Indexing behaviours indicative of ecological citizenship in Canada

Nicholas Rivers, Sarah Shenstone-Harris, and Nathan Young (2017).

Using nudges to reduce waste? The case of Toronto's plastic bag levy

Journal of Environmental Management , 153-162

Maryam Rezaei (2017).

Power to the people: Thinking (and rethinking) energy poverty in British Columbia, Canada

Maryam Rezaei and Hadi Dowlatabadi (2016).

Off-grid: Community energy and the pursuit of self-sufficiency in British Columbia's remote and First Nations communities

Local Environment , 789-807

Diane P. Dupont and Steven Renzetti (2014).

Household behaviour related to water conservation

Water Resources and Economics , 22-37

Mary Rita Nemeth (2011).

All-consuming energy: What is driving the growing use of consumer electronics, and what does that mean for energy policy?

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