Sustainability Literacy of Older People in Retirement Villages

Table 2

Percentage of respondents agreeing on the importance of sustainability activities.

Sustainability awareness	Degree of importance				Number	Median	IQR
	1	2	3	4
Reporting housing issues to the facility manager for repair	0	2	32	66	65	4	1
Saving electricity and water	2	0	40	58	65	4	1
Recycling items when possible	0	0	46	54	65	4	1
Buying local products	0	0	50	50	64	3.5	1
Having a good engagement with other village residents	0	3	48	49	65	3	1
Attending social group activities	0	8	45	47	62	3	1
Paying a higher price for a home that has environmentally friendly features	3	17	67	13	60	3	0
Using recycled water for gardening or laundering	0	7	64	29	55	3	1
Being actively involved in community projects	0	13	55	32	62	3	1
Cutting down on the use of products that are harmful to the environment	0	0	55	45	64	3	1
Creating new items from old and unused items	2	29	54	15	61	3	1
Choosing more durable items to maximise their lifespan	0	2	53	45	64	3	1
Selling or giving away items that are no longer used	0	5	50	45	64	3	1
Gardening	8	18	40	34	62	3	1.75
Planting fruit or vegetables in own or community garden	3	31	33	33	58	3	2

Note: 1: strongly disagree, 2: disagree, 3: agree, and 4: strongly agree.