Tuesday 17 April 2007

'Nearly everyone recycles'

Here's the data - click on the graph to get a big easy to read version in a new window - in response to Charles' query. This graph appears early in the book but like all formatting & figs, got dropped when I put the raw text online. Okay so you can argue over claimed behaviour vs real, but recycling is near universal according to this. :J

4 comments:

john dodds said...

This is why research sucks! 94 % of people recycle ONCE a year. I'm not sure what the cut off number should be but I sure as hell know that somebody who recycles once a year does not recycle in any meaningful sense.

John Grant said...

it's AT LEAST once a year

I bet you a pint that over 9/10 of those who recycle once a year also recycle once a week or so!

and anyway it still supports the point that 'nearly everyone recycles'

;J

john dodds said...

You may be right, but it would have been more transparent if they'd asked do you recycle once a week. Asking if you recycle at least once a year smacks of a loaded question to me.

John Grant said...

fair point