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Research Memo

Table 1. Level of Environmental Concern Among 43 College Freshman

How concerned are you about the following:		Great deal of concern Percent		Some concern Percent		Not very concerned Percent
		M (n=14)	F (n=29)	M (n=14)	F (n=29)	M (n=14)	F (n=29)
Pollution of drinking water		64	72	36	21	0	7
Food quality and safety		64	83	29	17	1	0
Population pressures		43	21	43	69	14	10
Climate change		21	45	64	48	14	7
Air quality		79	72	21	17	0	10
Pesticides in food, air, water		64	59	36	38	0	3
Electronic waste		7	28	57	48	36	24
Plastic pollution		43	69	5	24	7	7
How important are the following:		Very important		Somewhat important		Not very important
Shopping at farmers’ markets		29	38	5	52	21	10
Community cleanups		36	79	57	17	7	3
Electronics made safely and fairly		21	66	57	24	21	10
Mean Age Male	Mean Age Female	Mean lifetime number of cell phones owned		Mean lifetime number of computers/tablets owned		Mean lifetime number of game consoles owned
19	19	4	6	2	2	5	3

To explore public concern for environmental health and identify lifetime electronic use among college freshman.