Survey

The surveys are done in Bandung, Indonesia and in Singapore. They are conducted physically (not through Facebook) among a wide spectrum of people.

Here are the survey questions.

Indonesia

Age:                       Profession:                                         Gender:

1. Please rank the following list of Indonesia’s environmental problems according to its severity from 1 to 8. 1 represents the most severe and 8 the least severe.
[ ] Water pollution        [ ] Air pollution            [ ] Forest fires             [ ] Illegal logging
[ ] Species extinction     [ ] Waste management         [ ] Acid rain                [ ] Drought

2. From the scale of 1 to 10, how much do you think are you personally at fault for the forest fires in Borneo and Sumatra? 1 Represents not responsible at all, 10 very responsible.                                  [__]

3. Please indicate the rate of your household usage of each of the following list of products from 1 to 10. 1 Represents very seldom, 10 very often.

Rubber        [__]       Soap        [__]       Margarine    [__]       Chocolate bar    [__]
Instant Noodle  [__]       Cooking Oil [__]        Mayonnaise [__]       Palm oil         [__]

4. Please indicate if the following statements are true or false:
– The Indonesian forest fires are often caused by local farmers clearing the lands to farm on.                                                                                                                                                   T/F
– Many people in neighbouring countries are affected by the haze caused by the Indonesian forest fires.                                                                                                                                    T/F
– The Indonesian government have done their best to prevent forest fires.                      T/F
– The fires are often caused by multi-national corporations clearing the lands for palm oil and rubber plantations.                                                                                                               T/F

5. Who do you think are responsible for the forest fires in Borneo and Sumatra? You may choose only 2 answers.
[ ] The government                         [ ] Indonesian farmers                                                            [ ] Large palm oil corporations      [ ] Consumers of palm oil and rubber

6. Knowing that your personal consumption of palm oil indirectly contributes to forest fires, will you reduce your consumption of products containing palm oil? Yes/No

Singapore

Age:                       Profession:                         Gender:

1. From the scale of 1 to 10, please indicate how disruptive have the recent cases of haze been to your daily routines? 1 represents not disruptive at all, 10  very disruptive. [__]

2. From the scale of 1 to 10, how much do you think are you personally at fault for the forest fires in Borneo and Sumatra? 1 represents not responsible at all, 10 very responsible.                                                                                                                             [__]

3.  Please indicate the rate of your household usage of each of the following products from 1 to 10. 1 represents very seldom, 10 very often.

Rubber                 [__]               Soap                      [__]       Margarine           [__]       Chocolate bar      [__]               Instant Noodle    [__]        Cooking Oil         [__]       Mayonnaise         [__]               Palm oil                [__]

4. What do you think causes the forest fires in Indonesia? You may choose more than one answer.

[  ] The fires are deliberately set to kill the endangered animals.
[  ] The fires are deliberately set to clear the lands for farming purposes by Indonesian farmers.
[  ] The fires are caused by the extremely dry weather in the areas.
[  ] The fires are deliberately set to clear the lands for plantations by large multinational-corporations to produce palm oil, rubber, etc.

5. Who do you think are responsible for forest fires in Borneo and Sumatra? You may choose only 2 answers.
[  ] Singapore government           [  ] Indonesian farmers
[  ] Multi National Corporations  [  ] Consumers of palm oil and rubber                                    [  ] Indonesian government

6. Knowing that your personal consumption of palm oil indirectly contributes to forest fires, will you reduce your consumption of products containing palm oil? Yes/No

(My sister giving the survey to a neighbour in Bandung, West Java)

A gentleman filling the survey in Jurong Point, Singapore