Scottish Environmental Attitudes and Behaviour Survey 2008 (SEABS '08)

SEABS '08 was commissioned by the Scottish Government to provide dedicated, up-to-date and robust social survey data on environmental attitudes and behaviour to support the development and delivery of environmental policy. The primary purposes of the analysis were two-fold: to describe the prevalence of various attitudes and behaviours in relation to the environment across Scotland and within particular sub-groups; and to analyse what drives environmental attitudes and behaviours. The survey covered a number of topics including: attitudes towards climate change, travel behaviour, energy consumption, recycling, and eco-purchasing. The results have been been used by the Scottish Government in briefings, speeches, policy documents and the SG Environment team's behaviour change research programme. Download the full research report from the Scottish Government website.

Technical details The survey was undertaken face-to-face, in-home, among a quota sample of the Scottish adult population (aged 16+) between 18 August and 15 November 2008. The total number of interviews achieved was 3,054. Data were weighted by age, sex, working status and car availability to match the profile of the population of Scotland. As part of the development stage of the questionnaire, cognitive testing was undertaken.

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