Issaquah High School Snapshot Results 2015

1. How much do you agree with the following statement: Protecting the natural environment is important to me.

Value	Percent		Count
0-Not at all	0.0%		0
1	0.0%		0
2	0.0%		0
3	14.3%		3
4	0.0%		0
5	4.8%		1
6	0.0%		0
7	23.8%		5
8	14.3%		3
9	9.5%		2
10-Totally	33.3%		7
		Totals	21

2. How much do you agree with the following statement: My everyday behaviors can improve the natural environment.

Value	Percent		Count
0-Not at all	0.0%		0
1	0.0%		0
2	0.0%		0
3	4.8%		1
4	0.0%		0
5	19.1%		4
6	9.5%		2
7	14.3%		3
8	19.1%		4
9	14.3%		3
10-Totally	19.1%		4
		Totals	21

3. How much do you agree with the following statement: What I eat can affect the natural environment.

Value	Percent		Count
0-Not at all	0.0%		0
1	0.0%		0
2	9.5%		2
3	4.8%		1
4	0.0%		0
5	9.5%		2
6	19.1%		4
7	14.3%		3
8	9.5%		2
9	9.5%		2
10-Totally	23.8%		5
		Totals	21

4. City and county governments provide services to their residents. In your view, what percentage of your County's environmental budget should target each of the following goals? Please enter a number from 0 to 100 for each item (no percentage sign). Your answers should add to 100.

	Average	Min	Max	StdDev	Sum	Responses
Keep waterways clean (lakes, rivers, creeks)	21.67	10.00	30.00	6.42	455.00	21
Deal with global warming/climate change	20.24	0.00	50.00	10.63	425.00	21
Support local food producers and growers	18.81	10.00	40.00	7.22	395.00	21
Build and maintain parks and trails	17.86	5.00	45.00	8.25	375.00	21
Protect farms and forests from development	21.43	10.00	40.00	6.39	450.00	21
						Total 21

5. For each person or group below, please choose the most accurate statement.

	Don't do anything "environmental"	Do a few things	Often "do the right thing"	Always try to do the right thing	Responses
You	2 9.5%	2 9.5%	13 61.9%	4 19.0%	21
Others in your home	2 9.5%	7 33.3%	9 42.9%	3 14.3%	21
Most of your friends	3 14.3%	12 57.1%	6 28.6%	0 0.0%	21

6. How would you describe the interest of each group below in addressing environmental issues?

	No interest	Some interest	Moderate interest	Great interest	Responses
Your teachers	0 0.0%	8 38.1%	7 33.3%	6 28.6%	21
The principal and other administrators	1 4.8%	8 38.1%	8 38.1%	4 19.0%	21
Student government/ASB	0 0.0%	7 33.3%	9 42.9%	5 23.8%	21

7. For each action below, please choose the answer that best describes people in your household.

	Never	Sometimes	Often	Always	Not sure	Responses
Buy items with less packaging	4 19.0%	11 52.4%	6 28.6%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	21
Bring reusable shopping bags to stores	5 23.8%	4 19.0%	4 19.0%	8 38.1%	0 0.0%	21
Buy items in packaging that can be recycled (e.g. not styrofoam)	2 9.5%	4 19.0%	12 57.1%	3 14.3%	0 0.0%	21

8. For each action below, please choose the answer that best describes people in your household.

	Never	Sometimes	Often	Always	Not sure	Responses
Buy food grown or made locally	2 9.5%	6 28.6%	12 57.1%	1 4.8%	0 0.0%	21
Buy food from farms, farmers' markets or roadside stands	5 23.8%	11 52.4%	5 23.8%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	21
Grow fruits or vegetables for personal use	9 42.9%	6 28.6%	3 14.3%	3 14.3%	0 0.0%	21

9. For each action below, please choose the answer that best describes people in your household.

	Never	Sometimes	Often	Always	Does not apply	Responses
Have different thermostat settings when not at home	2 9.5%	4 19.0%	4 19.0%	9 42.9%	2 9.5%	21
Wash clothes in cold water	5 23.8%	9 42.9%	5 23.8%	2 9.5%	0 0.0%	21
Buy energy-efficient appliances	2 9.5%	7 33.3%	8 38.1%	4 19.0%	0 0.0%	21
Use electrical appliances during non-peak hours	1 4.8%	12 57.1%	4 19.0%	3 14.3%	1 4.8%	21
Do only large clothes washer loads	1 4.8%	3 14.3%	9 42.9%	7 33.3%	1 4.8%	21

10. Has a toilet at your home ever leaked water?

Value	Percent		Count
Yes	28.6%		6
No	52.4%		11
Not sure	19.1%		4
		Totals	21

11. When a toilet in your home last had a leak, did someone:

Value	Percent		Count
Fix the leak	66.7%		4
Have someone else fix the leak	33.3%		2
Replace the toilet	0.0%		0
Just leave it alone for now	0.0%		0
		Totals	6

12. How concerned are you about possible exposure to dangerous chemicals when you:

	Not at all concerned	Sometimes concerned	Frequently concerned	Always concerned	Does not apply to me	Responses
Choose fresh fruits & vegetables	5 23.8%	10 47.6%	5 23.8%	1 4.8%	0 0.0%	21
Drink tap water	10 47.6%	6 28.6%	3 14.3%	2 9.5%	0 0.0%	21
Swim at the beach	3 14.3%	15 71.4%	2 9.5%	1 4.8%	0 0.0%	21
Buy personal care products such as shampoo	8 38.1%	11 52.4%	1 4.8%	1 4.8%	0 0.0%	21

13. What best describes your knowledge about avoiding dangerous chemicals in household products?

Value	Percent		Count
I wish I knew more	61.9%		13
I know all I need to know	19.1%		4
I don't know what I don't know	0.0%		0
It's not a priority for me	4.8%		1
Not sure	14.3%		3
		Totals	21

14. Thinking of the everyday materials that could be recycled at your home (paper, plastic, glass, metals), how much of these do people in your household re-use or put into a recycling bin?

Value	Percent		Count
Don't recycle/reuse	0.0%		0
Less than half	0.0%		0
About half	9.5%		2
More than half	42.9%		9
Everything that can be	47.6%		10
Not sure	0.0%		0
		Totals	21

15. For each item below, please specify what people in your household do most often when it is used up or no longer needed.

	Put in household trash	Put in home or building recycling bin	Bring to a recycling facility	Donate it somewhere for re-use	Give to another person or sell	Keep around just in case	Don't have these	Responses
Electronics like computers, iPads & TVs	1 4.8%	1 4.8%	6 28.6%	5 23.8%	3 14.3%	5 23.8%	0 0.0%	21
Cell phones	1 4.8%	2 9.5%	4 19.0%	5 23.8%	2 9.5%	7 33.3%	0 0.0%	21
Batteries	11 52.4%	2 9.5%	5 23.8%	2 9.5%	0 0.0%	1 4.8%	0 0.0%	21
Fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)	7 33.3%	8 38.1%	3 14.3%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	1 4.8%	2 9.5%	21

16. For each item below, please specify what people in your household do most often when it is no longer needed.

	Put in household trash can	Pour into toilet	Pour down the sink	Take to trash station or dump	Bring to a collection facility	Use it all up	Don't use any	Responses
Prescription medications	10 47.6%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	10 47.6%	1 4.8%	21
Drain cleaner	4 19.0%	0 0.0%	2 9.5%	1 4.8%	1 4.8%	6 28.6%	7 33.3%	21
Kitchen grease	12 57.1%	0 0.0%	4 19.0%	1 4.8%	0 0.0%	1 4.8%	3 14.3%	21
Insecticide/pest control products	6 28.6%	0 0.0%	1 4.8%	2 9.5%	0 0.0%	3 14.3%	9 42.9%	21

17. For each action below, please choose the answer that best describes people in your household.

	Never	Sometimes	Often	Always	Does not apply	Responses
Use leftover food and scraps later on	1 4.8%	7 33.3%	6 28.6%	6 28.6%	1 4.8%	21
Plan meals before cooking	0 0.0%	2 9.5%	7 33.3%	12 57.1%	0 0.0%	21
Have "eat soon" area in fridge	9 42.9%	3 14.3%	4 19.0%	2 9.5%	3 14.3%	21
Use "green bags" to refrigerate produce	10 47.6%	2 9.5%	5 23.8%	1 4.8%	3 14.3%	21
Freeze fresh food for later use	0 0.0%	4 19.0%	10 47.6%	7 33.3%	0 0.0%	21

18. How do people in your household most often dispose of food waste, including leftovers you don't want?

Value	Percent		Count
Put down garbage disposal in sink	19.1%		4
Put in regular household trash	52.4%		11
Put into yard/food waste bin or cart that is picked up	19.1%		4
Bury, use as compost or in worm bin	9.5%		2
Feed to pets, livestock or birds	0.0%		0
Take to trash transfer station or dump	0.0%		0
		Totals	21

19. Do you walk or let a dog out at least once a week?

Value	Percent		Count
Yes	38.1%		8
No	61.9%		13
		Totals	21

20. How do you most often dispose of dog waste:

	Put into bag and then into trash	Leave it where it is	Rake or push into garden	Does not apply	Responses
In your home or building's yard or garden	4 50.0%	2 25.0%	1 12.5%	1 12.5%	8
On walks away from home	6 75.0%	1 12.5%	0 0.0%	1 12.5%	8

21. Which of the following, if any, do you help care for at your home? Please check all that apply.

Value	Percent		Count
A lawn	57.1%		12
A flower or food garden	47.6%		10
Trees or wooded areas	42.9%		9
None of these	28.6%		6
		Totals	21

22. For each action below, please choose the answer that best describes your household.

	Never	Sometimes	Often	Always	Not sure	Responses
Use drip irrigation	5 50.0%	2 20.0%	1 10.0%	1 10.0%	1 10.0%	10
Add mulch or compost at least every year	0 0.0%	4 40.0%	5 50.0%	1 10.0%	0 0.0%	10
Let the lawn or beds go brown during the summer	4 40.0%	4 40.0%	2 20.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	10
Use plants with low water needs	0 0.0%	7 70.0%	1 10.0%	0 0.0%	2 20.0%	10

23. Is fertilizer ever used in your yard?

Value	Percent		Count
Yes	30.0%		3
No	50.0%		5
Not sure	20.0%		2
		Totals	10

24. Which of the following is used in your yard? Please check all that apply.

Value	Percent		Count
Chemical fertilizer	0.0%		0
Weed and feed	33.3%		1
Other fertilizer (please specify)	0.0%		0
Not sure	66.7%		2
		Totals	3

25. When your lawn is mowed, is the mown grass most often:

Value	Percent		Count
Left on the lawn	8.3%		1
Bagged for collection	41.7%		5
Raked somewhere else or used as mulch	33.3%		4
Not sure	16.7%		2
		Totals	12

26. For each statement below, please specify your level of agreement.

	Strongly Disagree	Somewhat Disagree	Not Sure	Somewhat Agree	Strongly Agree	Responses
Water running off pavement and roof tops is the primary source of Puget Sound pollution.	0 0.0%	5 23.8%	10 47.6%	5 23.8%	1 4.8%	21
Litter and trash are the primary source of Puget Sound pollution.	0 0.0%	3 14.3%	4 19.0%	10 47.6%	4 19.0%	21
I would favor a plan for more trees or native plants near my home.	1 4.8%	0 0.0%	1 4.8%	9 42.9%	10 47.6%	21
I would support increased fines for people who litter or dump trash illegally.	0 0.0%	1 4.8%	2 9.5%	10 47.6%	8 38.1%	21

27. If native plant gardens or new trees to absorb rain were proposed for your neighborhood, what are the first questions that you would expect the city or county to answer?

Count	Response
1	Cost?
1	How big will they be?
1	How can we help?
1	How many
1	How many trees would there be?
1	How soon can you start?
1	How will it affect me and how much will it decrease pollution.
1	How would they be paid for? Where would they go?
1	I don't have any
1	I would be glad because it's NATIVE and not some foreign crap
1	Let's discuss this and weigh the pros and cons.
1	What are the benifits?
1	What would we need trees for?
1	Where is the money coming from to get the trees?
1	Where would they be placed and what effect would they have on the current environment?
1	Why are we planting these?
1	Yes
1	how much is this going to cost?
1	how much would it cost?
1	I would expect the city/county to answer how many plants are necessary for the rain absorption to work.
1	Why didnt we have these trees here in the first place? Do they have any bad side effects or will harm the environment in any way?

28. In the last year, how have you traveled to school? Please check all that apply.

Value	Percent		Count
Driven yourself in a car or truck	71.4%		15
School bus	38.1%		8
Walked	19.1%		4
Gotten a ride	57.1%		12
Public transportation (bus or train)	4.8%		1
Ridden a bike, skateboard or scooter	4.8%		1
Driven a motorcycle	0.0%		0
		Totals	21

29. In the last year, how have the adult(s) in your home traveled to work? Please check all that apply.

Value	Percent		Count
Driven themselves in a car or truck	90.5%		19
Used public transportation (bus, Link or train)	9.5%		2
Shared a ride (carpool or vanpool)	19.1%		4
Walked	0.0%		0
Ridden a bike, skateboard or scooter	0.0%		0
Driven a motorcycle	0.0%		0
No adults work outside the home	9.5%		2
		Totals	21

30. How many personal motor vehicles do people in your household, including you, have? Please include any vehicles that don't run. If none, enter 0.

Count	Response
2	1
7	2
3	3
3	4
3	5
1	6
1	7
1	8

31. Of your household's [question("value"), id="113"] vehicles, how many:

	Average	Min	Max	StdDev	Sum	Responses
Use gas only	3.29	1.00	8.00	1.93	69.00	21
Are hybrid (gas/electric)	0.38	0.00	1.00	0.48	3.00	8
Are electric	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6
						Total 21

32. Where are your household's motor vehicles most often washed?

Value	Percent		Count
On a driveway or street	28.6%		6
On a lawn, grass or gravel	9.5%		2
At a car wash with an attendant	33.3%		7
At a do-it-yourself (coin-operated) car wash	9.5%		2
At a repair shop, detailing service or dealership	19.1%		4
Never wash	0.0%		0
		Totals	21

33. In the last two years, do you recall any household motor vehicles leaking oil or other fluids?

Value	Percent		Count
Yes	23.8%		5
No	76.2%		16
		Totals	21

34. When a household motor vehicle last had a leak, did someone:

Value	Percent		Count
Fix the leak	20.0%		1
Have someone else fix the leak	60.0%		3
Replace the vehicle	20.0%		1
Just leave it alone for now	0.0%		0
		Totals	5

35. What was the main reason for not fixing the most recent leak?

Value	Percent
Too expensive	0.0%
Too small a leak to matter	0.0%
Planned to get rid of vehicle soon	0.0%
		Totals

36. What is your grade level?

Value	Percent		Count
8	0.0%		0
9	0.0%		0
10	0.0%		0
11	4.8%		1
12	95.2%		20
		Totals	21

37. Is your high school:

Value	Percent		Count
Public	100.0%		21
Private	0.0%		0
		Totals	21

38. Which private school do you attend?

Value	Percent
Auburn Adventist	0.0%
Bear Creek High School	0.0%
Bellevue Christian School	0.0%
Bishop Blanchet High School	0.0%
Bush School	0.0%
Cedar Park Christian	0.0%
Christian Faith School	0.0%
Chrysalis School	0.0%
Clearwater School	0.0%
Dartmoor	0.0%
Eastside Catholic	0.0%
Eastside Prep	0.0%
ETC Prep	0.0%
Evergreen Lutheran	0.0%
Forest Ridge Sacred Heart	0.0%
Heritage Christian School	0.0%
Holy Family Catholic School	0.0%
Holy Names Academy	0.0%
Kennedy High School	0.0%
King's Schools	0.0%
Lakeside	0.0%
Northwest (Seattle)	0.0%
Northwest Yeshiva High School	0.0%
O’Dea High School	0.0%
Overlake	0.0%
Puget Sound Adventist	0.0%
Rainier Christian	0.0%
Rainier Scholars	0.0%
Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences	0.0%
Seattle Christian	0.0%
Seattle Lutheran	0.0%
Seattle Preparatory School	0.0%
Seattle Urban Academy	0.0%
Seattle Waldorf School	0.0%
Shoreline Christian School	0.0%
St. Christopher	0.0%
University Prep	0.0%
Washington Academy of Performing Arts	0.0%
		Totals

39. What is your school district?

Value	Percent		Count
Auburn	0.0%		0
Bellevue	0.0%		0
Enumclaw	0.0%		0
Federal Way	0.0%		0
Highline	0.0%		0
Issaquah	100.0%		21
Kent	0.0%		0
Lake Washington	0.0%		0
Mercer Island	0.0%		0
Northshore	0.0%		0
Renton	0.0%		0
Riverview	0.0%		0
Seattle	0.0%		0
Shoreline	0.0%		0
Skyhomish	0.0%		0
Snoqualmie	0.0%		0
Tahoma	0.0%		0
Tukwila	0.0%		0
Vashon Island	0.0%		0
		Totals	21

40. In what city do you live during the school year?

Value	Percent		Count
Algona	0.0%		0
Auburn	0.0%		0
Beaux Arts Village	0.0%		0
Bellevue	38.1%		8
Black Diamond	0.0%		0
Bothell	0.0%		0
Burien	0.0%		0
Carnation	0.0%		0
Clyde Hill	0.0%		0
Covington	0.0%		0
Des Moines	0.0%		0
Duvall	0.0%		0
Enumclaw	0.0%		0
Federal Way	0.0%		0
Hunts Point	0.0%		0
Issaquah	52.4%		11
Kenmore	0.0%		0
Kent	0.0%		0
Kirkland	0.0%		0
Lake Forest Park	0.0%		0
Maple Valley	0.0%		0
Medina	0.0%		0
Mercer Island	0.0%		0
Milton	0.0%		0
Newcastle	0.0%		0
Normandy Park	0.0%		0
North Bend	0.0%		0
Pacific	0.0%		0
Redmond	0.0%		0
Renton	0.0%		0
Sammamish	9.5%		2
SeaTac	0.0%		0
Seattle	0.0%		0
Shoreline	0.0%		0
Skykomish	0.0%		0
Snoqualmie	0.0%		0
Tukwila	0.0%		0
Woodinville	0.0%		0
Yarrow Point	0.0%		0
Other (please specify)	0.0%		0
		Totals	21

41. What is your home zip code?

Count	Response
8	98006
9	98027
2	98029
1	98050
1	98075

42. In what school did you take this survey?

Value	Percent		Count
Issaquah High	100.0%		21
Liberty High	0.0%		0
Skyline	0.0%		0
Tiger Mountain	0.0%		0
Eastlake High	0.0%		0
Emerson High	0.0%		0
Emerson K-12	0.0%		0
Futures School	0.0%		0
International Community School	0.0%		0
Juanita High	0.0%		0
Lake Washington High	0.0%		0
Redmond High	0.0%		0
STEM	0.0%		0
Russell Ridge Ctr.	0.0%		0
Tahoma Senior High	0.0%		0
Auburn High	0.0%		0
Auburn Mountainview	0.0%		0
Auburn Riverside	0.0%		0
West Auburn	0.0%		0
Bellevue High	0.0%		0
Big Picture	0.0%		0
Interlake High	0.0%		0
International School	0.0%		0
Newport High	0.0%		0
Sammamish High	0.0%		0
Decatur High	0.0%		0
Truman High	0.0%		0
Internet Academy	0.0%		0
Thomas Jefferson	0.0%		0
Todd Beamer	0.0%		0
Academy of Citizenship	0.0%		0
Arts & Academics	0.0%		0
Big Picture School	0.0%		0
CHOICE Academy	0.0%		0
Global Connections	0.0%		0
Health Sciences & Human Services	0.0%		0
Highline HS	0.0%		0
Mt. Rainier	0.0%		0
New Start HS	0.0%		0
Odyssey	0.0%		0
Puget Sound Skills Center	0.0%		0
Raisbeck Aviation	0.0%		0
Technology, Engineering & Communication (TEC)	0.0%		0
Waskowitz Outdoor & Environmental	0.0%		0
Kentlake	0.0%		0
Kent-Meridian	0.0%		0
Kentridge	0.0%		0
Kentwood	0.0%		0
Bothell High	0.0%		0
Inglemoor HS	0.0%		0
SASS	0.0%		0
Woodinville HS	0.0%		0
Black River HS	0.0%		0
Hazen HS	0.0%		0
Lindbergh HS	0.0%		0
Renton HS	0.0%		0
Ballard HS	0.0%		0
The Center School	0.0%		0
Chief Sealth	0.0%		0
Grover Cleveland HS	0.0%		0
Franklin High	0.0%		0
Garfield High	0.0%		0
Ingraham	0.0%		0
Middle College HS	0.0%		0
Nathan Hale	0.0%		0
The Nova Project	0.0%		0
Rainier Beach HS	0.0%		0
Roosevelt HS	0.0%		0
Seahawks Academy	0.0%		0
South Lake HS	0.0%		0
West Seattle	0.0%		0
Shorecrest	0.0%		0
Shorewood	0.0%		0
Mount Si HS	0.0%		0
Two Rivers School	0.0%		0
Mount Si	0.0%		0
Two Rivers	0.0%		0
Foster High	0.0%		0
		Totals	21

43. Do you live most of the year in a:

Value	Percent		Count
Single-family home	85.7%		18
Duplex, condo or apartment	14.3%		3
Mobile home	0.0%		0
Boat	0.0%		0
Other (please specify)	0.0%		0
		Totals	21

44. Is this home:

Value	Percent		Count
Owned by someone in your home	90.5%		19
Owned by someone else	9.5%		2
		Totals	21

45. Are you:

Value	Percent		Count
Female	47.6%		10
Male	52.4%		11
		Totals	21

46. As which of the following would you identify yourself? Please check all that apply.

Value	Percent		Count
Asian or Asian Indian	9.5%		2
Black or African-American	4.8%		1
Hispanic, Spanish or Latino	0.0%		0
Native American or Alaska Native	0.0%		0
White or Caucasian	90.5%		19
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	4.8%		1
Other (please specify)	4.8%		1
		Totals	21