Assessment of Environmental Attitudes and Risk Perceptions among University Students in Mersin, Turkey

Table 1

The distribution of students according to sociodemographic characteristics and training and interest in environmental issues.

		%
Sociodemographic characteristics
Sex ()
Female	432	55.8
Male	342	44.2
Preuniversity place of residence ()
Metropolitan	380	49.4
City	165	21.5
District	172	22.4
Rural	52	6.7
Residence ()
Living with friends	298	38.9
Living with parents	222	29.0
Student hostel	161	21.0
Living alone	85	11.1
Mother’s education ()
Primary school and less	384	51.2
Secondary school	98	13.1
High school	184	24.5
University degree	84	11.2
Father’s education ()
Primary school and less	231	30.7
Secondary school	107	14.2
High school	235	31.2
University degree	180	23.9
Mother’s occupation ()
Working	142	19.1
Not working	600	80.9
Father’s occupation ()
Worker	155	21.2
Officer	111	15.2
Retired	168	23.0
Trade/self-employed	203	27.6
Professional	95	13.0
Training and interest in environmental issues
Faculties ()
Social Sciences	225	29.0
Health Sciences	201	26.0
Engineering and Technology	188	24.3
Educational Sciences	160	20.7
Received environmental education before university ()
Yes	343	44.5
No	428	55.5
Received environmental education at the university ()
Yes	408	53.0
No	362	47.0
Received an extracurricular activity ()
Yes	191	24.8
No	579	75.2
Interested in environmental subjects ()
Interested	623	80.8
Not interested	148	19.2
Member of an environmental organization ()
Yes	111	14.4
No	660	85.6
Participating in environmental activities ()
Yes	327	42.4
No	444	57.6