Country of Green? Exploring Environmental Behaviors, Attitudes and Values in Austria.

Abstract

This poster reports the results of a national survey aimed at investigating pro-environmental behaviors (PEB) of Austrian citizens in the consumption contexts of food, mobility, energy and conservation. Data was collected through an online survey with a representative sample of the Austrian adult population in October 2014. The empirical analysis reveals that PEB in the context of mobility is not substantially correlated with PEB in food, energy and conservation. When looking more closely at mobility behavior, one finds a negative correlation with age and a positive correlation with size of place of residency. However, if one accounts for interaction effects, the effect of age on mobility behavior disappears for small and medium- sized cities but remains significant for large cities. On a methodological level, the study reflects on the use of PEB as a one-dimensional concept to measure people´s self-reported pro-environmental behaviors. From an empirical perspective, the study provides insights into the degree of PEB adoption among Austrian citizens.