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RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE
We the students of LNU Dagupan Philippines, are conducting the research work as the
partial fulfilment for graduating Bs-bio.

INSTRUCTIONS:
The participants are requested to read the question first properly and then they can mark the
options given appropriately. The answers given will be kept hidden and won’t be spread to anyone at any
cost and no participants can be recognized on the basis of the answers given by the them. And there
would be no harm from our work.

: RESEARCH QUESTIONS:

GENERAL INFROMATION:
1. Sex:
a. Male
b. Female

2. Age group:
a. 15-17
b. 18-29
c. 30-39
d. 40-49
e. 50-59
f. 60-64
g. 65 & over

3. How many people are currently living in the house?

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4. How many are aged less than 15 years?

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5. How many are aged more than 15 years?

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6. How long have you lived in this city?

a. Less than one year (12 months)
 b. 1-2 years
c. 3-4years
d. 5-9 years
e. 10-19years
f. 20years or more.

7. What is your major occupational?

a. Farming
b. Business
c. Government sector
d. Others.

8. What is your educational level?

a. Never schooled
b. Primary
c. Middle school
d. High school
e. University graduate
f. Vocational training
g. Others.

9. Have you ever heard about solid waste management? if yes, in what way?
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10. Have you been properly educated about waste disposal?

a. Yes
b. No

11. What kind of solid waste comes out from your household?
a. Paper waste
b. Plastics (bag/bottles)
c. Food waste
d. Tins/cans
e. Fiber bags
f. Glass
g. Others

12. In what type of container do you collect waste?

a. Carton
b. Waste basket
c. Old bucket
d. Plastic bag
e. Tin/can
f. Others

13. How often is the waste container emptied?

 a. Once a day
b. Once in two days
c. Once in three days
d. Once a week
e. Others.

14. where do you usually put away collected wastes?

a. In the public bin
b. In the waste van
c. By the riverside/ lake
d. By the road/streetside
e. On an open space
f. In a hole in open compound
g. Others

15. Are there any public bins near your home?

a. Yes
b. No

16. Do you think the waste disposal method is a problem in your locality?
a. Yes
b. No

17. What problems do you think exist in your area for waste management?
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18. Have you ever heard about the importance of recycling?

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19. If yes, do you agree to solid waste recycling?

a. Yes
b. No
c. Not sure

20. Please explain why solid waste management is important to you?

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21. Do you know about the environmental impact of solid waste?

a. Yes
b. No

22. Did you ever notice waste in the road, land or public area?
 a. Yes
b. No

23. Did you notice waste in any nearby water bodies like rivers or lakes?
a. Yes
b. No

24. Did you ever hear of health problems due to solid waste?
a. Yes
b. No

25. Did you notice the presence if the following in and around public waste bins or dumping
land?
a. Dark flowering water (dirty water)
b. Odour
c. Mosquitoes and cockroaches
d. Fire
e. Domestic animals
f. Rats
g. Scavengers
h. Others

26. Would you personally that solid waste is a major problem affecting your environment?
a. Yes
b. No

27. Do you think there is enough information regarding the environment impacts of solid waste
in your area?
a. Yes
b. No

28. Finally, please tell me, are you satisfied with the waste collection process in your area?
a. Yes
b. No

RESPONDENT’S DETAILS

Name of the respondent: ________________________________________________________________

Address:_______________________________________________________________________________
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Interviewer name: ______________________________________________________________________
Date: _________________________________________________________________________________