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ERIC Number: EJ361575
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Public Environmental Knowledge: A Statewide Survey.
Arcury, Thomas A.; Johnson, Timothy P.
Journal of Environmental Education, v18 n4 p31-37 Sum 1987
Examines the general level of public environmental knowledge using a statewide survey of Kentucky residents. Analyzes the sociodemographic characteristics correlated with such knowledge. Results indicated that public environmental knowledge remains low, and the major correlates of knowledge are education, income, and gender. (TW)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Ecological Factors, Educational Background, Environmental Education, Environmental Standards, Knowledge Level, Nuclear Power Plants, Poisons, Pollution, Public Opinion, Sex Differences, Social Problems, Socioeconomic Influences, State Surveys, Water Quality
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kentucky
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