PENNY's SURVEY

We present a dataset including information on 4,584 households that answered our survey in four countries: Switzerland, The Netherlands, Italy and Germany.You can answer the same questions too, and see how your perform with respect to the average sample we analysed.

How old are your appliances?

In the next slides, you will find questions related to different appliances you may have in your home. You can compare your answers with those of the average PENNY sample in the last slide of the section.

How old is your fridge?

How old is your dishwasher?

How old is your washing machine?

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Do you own energy-saving light bulbs?

In the next slides, you will find a question on the type of light bulbs you have in your home. You can compare your answers with those of the average PENNY sample in the last slide of the section.

How many light bulbs?

Please go through the rooms in your residence and count the number of light bulbs per type.

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What is the temperature of your house?

In the next slides, you will find two questions on the usual temperature in your living room during winter. See the results and how you compare to the average sample we analysed at the extreme right of this section.

What is the daily temperature in your living room in winter?

What is the temperature in your living room in winter in night-time?

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How important are values as guiding principle in your life?

In the next slides, you will find four questions on the importance of values in your life. See the results and how you score compared to the average sample we analysed in the last slide of this section.

How important is respecting the earth for you?

You have to rate how important this value is for you as a guiding principle in your linfe. Your scores can vary from -1 up to 7: the higher the number, the more important the value.

How important is the unity with nature?

You have to rate how important this value is for you as a guiding principle in your linfe. Your scores can vary from -1 up to 7: the higher the number, the more important the value.

How important is protecting the environment?

You have to rate how important this value is for you as a guiding principle in your linfe. Your scores can vary from -1 up to 7: the higher the number, the more important the value.

How important is preventing pollution?

You have to rate how important this value is for you as a guiding principle in your linfe. Your scores can vary from -1 up to 7: the higher the number, the more important the value.

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Do you regularly engage in pro-environmental behaviours?

In the next slides you will find questions related to behaviours you may perform in your daily lives. You can compare your answers with those of the average PENNY sample in the last slide of this section.

How regularly do you perform this activity in your daily life? Running only full loads when using the dishwasher or the washing machine

How regularly do you perform this activity in your daily life? Turning off the lights when leaving a room even for a short period of time.

How regularly do you perform this activity in your daily life? Completely switching off electronic devices (TV, computer) [no standby]

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Are you aware of energy related expenses?

In the following slides we will ask some quiz-style questions related to electricity consumption and expenditures. Check how your answers compare to the average sample at the end of this section.

How much do you think 1 Kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity currently costs in Europe?

Provide your estimate here below in € cents

How much do you think it costs to run a desktop PC for one hour?

Provide your estimate here below in € cents

How much do you think it costs to run a washing machine load?

Provide your estimate here below in € cents

How much do you think is the energy saving of a LED light bulb?

In percent

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Can you make investment decisions?

In the next slides you will find questions related to investment decisions. See how your perform with respect to the average sample we analysed, or jump to the results at the extreme right of this section.

Interest rate

If you have 100 euros in a savings account, with an interest rate of 2% per year, after 5 years would you have more or less than 102 euros?

Inflation

If the interest rate on your savings account is 1% and inflation is 2% , after 1 year would you be able to buy more or less with the money in this account?

Buying stocks

Buying a single company’s stock usually provides a safer return than buying stocks of several companies?

Choose between two fridges (that are almost identical)

Fridge A costs 400 € and consumes 300 Kwh per year. Fridge B costs 500 € and consumes 280 Kwh per year. If the average cost of energy is 0.2 € per Kwh and both models have a lifespan of 15 years, which choice of purchase minimizes the total costs of the fridge over its lifespan?

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Are you risk lover or averse?

In the next slides you will find six questions on risk attitude. How much do you agree with the following statements on a 5 point scale, with 1 indicating that you totally disagree and 5 that you completely agree.

Do you easily get attached to material things?

Would you have problems to move to a smaller place?

Do you tend to keep old stuff around?

Do you feel very bad if you lose something?

Do you think you could cope losing all your belonging in a fire?

Would you have problem accepting a job that has less pay than the previous/current one?

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