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Proportion of 15-year-old students who self-reported being aware or well-aware of environmental issues, Canada, 2006 and 2015¹

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Consequences of clearing forests for other land use Increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere Nuclear waste Use of genetically modified organisms 0 20 40 60 80 100 % 20062006 20152015
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"Aware or well-aware" corresponds to the categories "I know something about this and could explain the general issue" and "I am familiar with this and I would be able to explain this well."
Source(s):
Programme for International Student Assessment (5060), 2006, and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (7520), 2015.

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Proportion of 15-year-old students who self-reported being aware or well-aware of environmental issues, Canada, 2006 and 2015¹, %
  2006 2015
Consequences of clearing forests for other land use 81 82
Increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere 73 78
Nuclear waste 52 57
Use of genetically modified organisms 43 59
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"Aware or well-aware" corresponds to the categories "I know something about this and could explain the general issue" and "I am familiar with this and I would be able to explain this well."
Source(s):
Programme for International Student Assessment (5060), 2006, and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (7520), 2015.
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