Table1
Awareness of environmental protection X school grade
%
  Very aware Somewhat aware Neither Not very aware Not aware at all
Total 8.6 37.6 38.8 12.0 3.0
10th graders 8.5 36.8 38.6 12.3 3.8
11th graders 9.7 38.5 38.8 11.1 1.9
12th graders 4.5 37.7 40.9 14.3 2.6


Table2
Awareness of environmental protection X gender
%
  Male Female
Very aware 10.6 6.3
Somewhat aware 35.2 40.2
Neither 36.0 42.2
Not very aware 13.6 10.1
Not aware at all 4.6 1.1


Table3
Awareness of environmental protection X school
%
  Very aware Somewhat aware Neither Not very aware Not aware at all
School A 12.8 42.3 33.3 10.3 1.3
School B 8.9 35.2 37.6 14.2 4.1
School C 5.4 34.2 45.0 8.1 7.2
School D 9.2 38.6 39.8 11.2 1.2
School E 7.5 41.9 37.9 10.7 2.0
School F 8.6 33.3 44.4 11.1 2.5
(CRN note: Schools A, B, and C are located in the metropolitan area, Schools D, E, and F are located in the rural areas)

Table4
Daily behavior X school grade
%
  Nature-watching alone Nature walks Decorate room with flowers Grow flowers and plants Own pets Look up the names of unknown flowers and animals
Total 66.7 32.0 34.0 29.6 43.4 7.6
10th graders 66.2 31.8 34.0 32.0 42.8 7.6
11th graders 66.2 30.6 33.4 26.6 44.6 8.4
12th graders 72.0 37.7 37.0 27.3 41.5 7.1
(percentage of those who answered "always" or "sometimes" to the statements above)

Table5
Daily behavior X gender
%
  Male Female
Nature-watching alone 62.6 71.5
Nature walks 29.0 35.1
Decorate room with flowers 20.6 49.4
Grow flowers and plants 20.9 39.3
Own pets 42.4 44.4
Look up the names of unknown flowers and animals 7.9 7.4
(percentage of those who answered "always" or "sometimes" to the statements above)

Table6
Experience with nature and behavior X school and gender
%
  Total School A School B School C School D School E School F
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Orienteering 37.0 24.3 29.3 37.0 46.6 20.5 31.9 29.5 44.3 38.8 45.8 8.8 14.9
Rice planting and harvesting 26.6 24.3 24.4 19.9 24.5 24.4 14.3 21.5 28.9 45.0 35.2 38.2 38.3
Observing nature and keeping a daily journal 24.4 18.9 41.5 19.4 40.7 22.0 30.0 16.4 34.0 18.6 19.9 14.7 17.0
Volunteer activities to preserve nature 13.2 13.5 9.7 13.6 19.3 12.2 8.6 9.8 10.3 21.8 7.8 5.9 19.1
Participation in nature observation gatherings 8.8 18.9 14.7 9.6 9.3 9.8 8.6 5.0 5.8 11.6 8.8 - 10.6
(percentage of those who answered "many times" or "sometimes" to the statements on the left)
(<0.05, except for females in "participation in nature observation gatherings")
(CRN note: Schools A, B, and C are located in the metropolitan area, Schools D, E, and F are located in the rural areas)

Table7
What students do for environmentally-friendly lifestyle X school grade and gender
%
  Total 10th graders 11th graders 12th graders
  Male Female Male Female Male Female
Separate garbage(plastic/paper) 69.6 59.2 78.6 61.4 75.4 76.0 74.8
Turn off lights when not necessary 58.6 53.4 68.3 55.8 56.9 62.0 59.2
Have Japanese or Chinese tea instead of soft drinks 52.5 51.3 65.0 41.3 61.0 35.3 78.7
Use recycled paper 50.2 39.9 60.5 46.7 60.7 36.0 48.6
Do not use air conditioning too much even on hot days 41.2 33.0 41.0 51.3 43.6 46.0 36.9
Take medicine readily when not feeling well 36.0 35.8 37.6 36.5 35.4 23.5 36.0
Try not to eat instant food 33.6 19.9 44.9 29.6 43.2 36.0 41.8
Try to avoid food additives 26.0 18.7 28.4 28.2 31.9 25.5 26.2
Do not accept plastic shopping bags or wrapping paper 21.6 21.2 19.4 29.7 19.1 10.0 15.5
Throw away empty cans on the street 19.7 35.3 7.1 27.3 6.4 19.6 4.9
(percentage of those who answered "frequently" or "often" to the statements on the left)

Table8
What students do for environmentally-friendly lifestyle X school grade and gender
%
  Total 10th graders 11th graders 12th graders
  Male Female Male Female Male Female
Separate garbage(plastic/paper) 69.6 59.2 78.6 61.4 75.4 76.0 74.8
Turn off lights when not necessary 58.6 53.4 68.3 55.8 56.9 62.0 59.2
Have Japanese or Chinese tea instead of soft drinks 52.5 51.3 65.0 41.3 61.0 35.3 78.7
Use recycled paper 50.2 39.9 60.5 46.7 60.7 36.0 48.6
Do not use air conditioning too much even on hot days 41.2 33.0 41.0 51.3 43.6 46.0 36.9
Take medicine readily when not feeling well 36.0 35.8 37.6 36.5 35.4 23.5 36.0
Try not to eat instant food 33.6 19.9 44.9 29.6 43.2 36.0 41.8
Try to avoid food additives 26.0 18.7 28.4 28.2 31.9 25.5 26.2
Do not accept plastic shopping bags or wrapping paper 21.6 21.2 19.4 29.7 19.1 10.0 15.5
Throw away empty cans on the street 19.7 35.3 7.1 27.3 6.4 19.6 4.9
(percentage of those who answered "frequently" or "often" to the statements on the left)

Table9
Daily behavior X students who separate garbage
%
  Very often Often Sometimes Rarely
Nature-watching alone 73.1 65.7 60.3 59.3
Own pets 48.1 43.2 37.1 43.0
Decorate room with flowers 47.0 29.3 23.6 26.9
Nature walks 41.2 28.5 26.9 22.1
Grow flowers and plants 40.7 25.7 20.7 22.8
Look up the names of unknown flowers and animals 12.0 5.2 4.5 6.8
(percentage of those who "always" or "sometimes" separate garbage)
(<0.05)

Table10
Economic development vs. environmental protection X gender and school grade
%
  Total Male Female 10th graders 11th graders 12th graders
Should not use synthetic detergents 52.5 47.7 57.9 49.6 55.7 55.6
Should use electric cars for taxis though they are slower 46.3 49.8 42.2 47.2 46.5 39.8
Should artificially breed wild animals in danger of extinction 45.3 50.9 38.8 46.3 45.1 39.5
Should not commute by car 28.6 29.1 28.0 31.7 24.5 27.5
Should commercialize sightseeing of whales and penguins 12.7 16.0 8.8 14.7 11.8 3.9
Should get rid of harmful birds and animals annoying people 8.6 12.1 4.7 9.7 8.3 4.6
Should accept mass consumption as a necessary evil 7.0 10.1 3.2 7.0 6.5 8.5
Should accept deforestation due to urban development 5.4 8.3 2.2 6.0 5.4 2.0
(percentage of those who agreed "very much" or "much" to the statements on the left)
(percentages on "male" and "female" are all <0.05)

Table11
Economic development vs. environmental protection X school
%
  School A School B School C School D School E School F
Should not use synthetic detergents 67.1 49.8 54.6 53.8 55.7 37.0
Should not commute by car 46.1 34.6 28.4 22.2 24.0 16.1
Should get rid of harmful birds and animals annoying people 10.6 10.5 9.0 8.0 5.3 7.1
(percentage of those who agreed "very much" or "much" to the statements on the left)
(<0.05)
(CRN note: Schools A, B, and C are located in the metropolitan area, Schools D, E, and F are located in rural areas)

Table12
What students do for an environmentally-friendly lifestyle X Awareness of environmental protection
%
  Very aware Somewhat aware Neither Not very aware Not aware at all
Separate garbage(plastic/paper) 76.5 77.5 69.0 52.2 32.0
Turn off lights when not necessary 75.3 66.7 53.7 46.5 28.0
Do not use air conditioning too much even on hot days 53.1 47.0 36.5 33.1 24.0
Do not accept plastic shopping bags or wrapping paper 42.5 25.7 15.1 15.4 18.0
Throw away empty cans on the street 12.5 9.1 22.7 37.8 62.0
(percentage of those who answered "frequently" or "often" to the statements on the left)
(<0.05)

Table13
View of the future global environment X school grade and gender
%
    Very optimistic Quite optimistic Not very optimistic Not at all optimistic Do not know
Total   3.8 10.7 41.6 31.2 12.6
10th graders Male 6.2 13.0 41.7 26.4 12.6
Female 1.8 10.6 42.8 28.1 16.7
11th graders Male 3.7 11.7 39.1 35.7 9.7
Female 3.2 7.1 42.4 35.3 12.0
12th graders Male 4.0 10.0 38.0 36.0 12.0
Female 1.9 6.8 45.6 35.9 9.7


Table14
Economic development vs. environmental protection X View of the future global environment
%
  Very optimistic Quite optimistic Not very optimistic Not at all optimistic Do not know
Should artificially breed wild animals in danger of extinction 57.1 45.6 44.3 45.2 42.2
Should use electric cars for taxis though they are slower 52.4 43.1 39.5 58.9 38.1
Should commercialize sightseeing of whales and penguins 23.8 16.2 12.9 11.2 9.4
Should get rid of harmful birds and animals annoying people 25.3 9.5 7.2 8.1 8.5
(percentage of those who agreed "very much" or "much" to the statements on the left)
(<0.05)